Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

Marian Wright EdelmanActivist · American · b. 1939
More from Marian Wright Edelman
Time QuotesLife Quotes
#Purpose
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. — Mark Twain
  • Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin
  • The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night. — Marian Wright Edelman
  • Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. — Marian Wright Edelman
  • The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children. — Marian Wright Edelman
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026