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Inspirational Quotes About Stewardship

Whether they were heroes, poets, scholars, or leaders, the brightest minds in human history have thought and written about values and their meanings. Use the search field on the left to search our quotation database by author, value, or specific word contained in the quote.

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“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
George Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950); Playwright, Nobel Prize Winner

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“Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it. ”
Mikhail Bakunin
(1814-1876); Philosopher

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“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.”
Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman]
(born 1941); Singer, Songwriter

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“I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.”
Thomas Paine
(1737-1809); Scholar, Intellectual, Writer

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“Man has responsibility, not power.”
Tuscarora Proverb

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“Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place we must find.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer
(born 1940); Author, Speaker

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“There's a magical tie to the land of our home, which the heart cannot break, though the footsteps may roam.”
Eliza Cook
(1818-1889); Author, Poet

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“I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession a duty.”
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
(1874-1960); Oil Magnate, Philanthropist

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“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm. As you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.”
Audrey Hepburn
(1929-1993); Actress, Humanitarian

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“When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others.”
Anais Nin
(1903-1977); Author, Diarist

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“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865); 16th U.S. President

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“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. ”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882); Philosopher, Poet, Author, Essayist

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“In necessary things, unity; in disputed things, liberty; in all things, charity.”
Richard Baxter
(1615-1691); Clergyman

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