Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.
It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.
The message is that I was reminding myself and informing others of the fact that God has always been good to me. No matter what you’re going through, God is always with us. Life is a journey.
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.
The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others.
In order to move others, I must be moved.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.
If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would vanish on the spot.
I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others.
I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast – which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others – then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
In the workplace, many people become helicopter managers, hovering over their employees in a well-intentioned but ill-fated attempt to provide support. These are givers gone awry – people so desperate to help others that they develop a white knight complex and end up causing harm instead.
I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of shared language, or slang. Not necessarily designed to exclude others, this can establish a certain comity and, even after a long absence, re-establish it in a second.
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
If you love someone who is ruining his or her life because of faulty thinking, and you don’t do anything about it because you are afraid of what others might think, it would seem that rather than being loving, you are in fact being heartless.
My research career has been devoted to understanding human decision-making and problem-solving processes. The pursuit of this goal has led me into the fields of political science, economics, cognitive psychology, computer science and philosophy of science, among others.
Puberty is such a confusing time. You are still a child, with all that wonderful naivete and innocence, but your body is changing, and you’re self-conscious and curious about its impact on others all at the same time.
The Trail of Tears should teach all of us the importance of respect for others who are different from ourselves and compassion for those who have difficulties.
People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others.
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.
Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.
Human beings are social creatures. We are social not just in the trivial sense that we like company, and not just in the obvious sense that we each depend on others. We are social in a more elemental way: simply to exist as a normal human being requires interaction with other people.
If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.
