Warren Buffett is one of the richest people in the world.

But I’m not talking about his bank account.

Over his lifetime, the “Oracle of Omaha” has amassed a wealth of wisdom about how to live. Check out this excerpt from his Thanksgiving letter to shareholders last year. (It was his final one, as he turns over the company reins to others.)

“Greatness does not come about through accumulating great amounts of money, great amounts of publicity or great power in government. When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless. Whether you are religious or not, it’s hard to beat The Golden Rule as a guide to behavior.”

Help someone… anyone… and help the world.

And your kindness account can never be depleted. Quite the opposite: the more you give, the richer you become.

Here’s to a year filled with heaping helpings of helping!

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Warren’s full letter to shareholders is here. The excerpt above comes from his “final thoughts” at the end of it.