40 Caregiver Quotes to Support Resilience and Wellbeing

feet of a baby held together by the hands of an old person
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
Carl W. Buechner

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Dalai Lama

There will come a time when your loved one is gone, and you will find comfort in the fact that you were their caregiver.
Karen Coetzer

Some days, there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.
Emory Austin

We're all just walking each other home.
Ram Dass

Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give them yours.
Zig Ziglar

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia

Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.
Rollo May

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
Harold Kushner

Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.
Margaret Mead

To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.
Tia Walker

The simple act of caring is heroic.
Edward Albert

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu

When we truly care for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people. The more alert and sensitive we are to our own needs, the more loving and generous we can be toward others.
Eda LeShan

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
Denis Waitley

We rise by lifting others.
Robert Ingersoll

You have two hands. One to help yourself, and one to help others.
Audrey Hepburn

One person caring about another represents life’s greatest value.
Jim Rohn

The simple act of caring is heroic.
Edward Albert

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The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.
Carson McCullers

Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn’t know possible.
Tia Walker

My caregiver mantra is to remember: The only control you have is over the changes you choose to make.
Nancy L. Kriseman

Caregiving leaves its mark on us. No matter what we do to prepare ourselves, the hole left behind looms large.
Dale L. Baker

Kindness can transform someone’s dark moment with a blaze of light. You’ll never know how much your caring matters.
Amy Leigh Mercree

There are only four kinds of people in the world: Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.
Rosalyn Carter

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
James Russell Lowell

Caregivers attract caregivers and live in a community of love. They are energized by their caring, fulfilled, and they love life.
Gary Zukav

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
John Bunyan

When people cared about each other, they always found a way to make it work.
Nicholas Sparks

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.
Mason Cooley

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
Harold Kushner

I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different.
Veronica Roth

Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.
Anthony J. D'Angelo

We can all make a difference in the lives of others in need because it is the most simple of gestures that make the most significant of differences.
Miya Yamanouchi

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.
John Ruskin

Love begins by taking care of the closest ones—the ones at home.
Mother Teresa

Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.
Chogyam Trungpa

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
Maya Angelou