He who knows others is wise.
He who knows himself is enlightened.
- Lao Tzu
I have lost friends, some by death ...
others by sheer inability to cross the street.
- Virginia Woolf
Some cause happiness wherever they go;
others whenever they go.
- Oscar Wilde
Some days just go to Hell faster than others.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
- Abraham Lincoln
A question that sometimes drives me hazy:
am I or are the others crazy?
- Albert Einstein
It would be insane for me to
lose sleep over the opinions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.
- Winston Churchill
It is far more impressive when others
discover your good qualities without your help.
- Judith Martin
As we work to create light for others,
we naturally light our own way.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Stand Tall, Stand Proud.
Know that you are unique and magnificent.
You do not need the approval of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Create happiness for others.
- Dale Carnegie
Our Joy comes from living our own lives simply -
never from demanding that others live simply -
or from ever making any demands whatsoever upon others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted
with the government of himself.
Can he, then be trusted with the government of others?
Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him?
Let history answer this question.
- Thomas Jefferson
Don't Take Anything Personally.
Nothing others do is because of you.
- Miguel Angel Ruiz (don Miguel Ruiz)
Appreciate again and again, freshly and naively,
the basic goods of life, with awe,
pleasure, wonder and even ecstasy,
however stale these experiences may have become to others.
- Abraham Maslow
One can not reflect in streaming water.
Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
- Lao Tzu
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live,
it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
- Oscar Wilde
Live life with no regrets and no resentments.
Whatever happened in the past,
forgive yourself and others. Choose love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Recovery begins with embracing our pain
and taking the risk to share it with others.
We do this by joining a group
and talking about our pain.
- John Bradshaw
You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you.
You have to go to them sometimes.
- A. A. Milne (Winnie-The-Pooh)
Nothing others do is because of you.
What others say and do is a projection of their own reality.
- don Miguel Ruiz
The jealous are troublesome to others,
but a torment to themselves.
- William Penn
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men
who walked through the huts comforting others,
giving away their last piece of bread...
They offer sufficient proof that everything
can be taken from a man but one thing:
to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances,
to choose one's own way.
- Viktor E. Frankl
Take charge of your life!
You are responsible to yourself - not to others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Keep your attention focused entirely
on what is truly your own concern,
and be clear that what belongs to others
is their business and none of yours.
- Epictetus
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others,
but it also becomes richer and happier.
- Albert Schweitzer
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains,
but to live in a way that respects
and enhances the freedom of others.
- Nelson Mandela
Fear of something is at the root of hate for others,
and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.
- George Washington Carver
The purpose of human life is to serve,
and to show compassion and the will to help others.
- Albert Schweitzer
If you would convince others,
seem open to conviction yourself.
- Lord Chesterfield
Once you know yourself as a genuine seeker,
and when your own inner chamber is quite enlightened,
then comes the natural unfoldment of pure love and compassion
and a genuine desire to serve others.
- Rod Stryker
Those whom we can love, we can hate;
to others we are indifferent.
- Henry David Thoreau
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others
will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
- Helen Keller
The healthy man does not torture others -
generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
- Carl Jung
I look only to the good qualities of men.
Not being faultless myself,
I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Everything that irritates us about others
can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
- Carl Jung
Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.
- Lao Tzu
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
It is not fair to ask of others
what you are not willing to do yourself.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
The brightest stars are those who
shine for the benefit of others.
- Anonymous
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand,
the spines of others are often stiffened.
- Billy Graham
It is well to remember that the
entire population of the universe,
with one trifling exception, is composed of others.
- Andrew J. Holmes
Whatever happened, forgive others, forgive yourself,
move forward, live for today and tomorrow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Let reason trump tradition and the opinions of others,
but let your own sense of what is Right trump even reason.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect
the uniqueness of others.
- Robert H. Schuller
Work out your own salvation.
Do not depend on others.
- The Buddha
What are you doing for others?
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Life is an exciting business,
and most exciting when it is lived for others.
- Helen Keller
Each of us is burdened by an unlimited number of
expectations (demands) that we hold for the actions of others.
We "know" that there is a right way to do things,
and are often outraged when our expectations are not met.
Usually, we are unaware that we merely
have a strong opinion and point-of-view,
and are sure that we know how everything is supposed to be.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.
And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Service to others is the rent you pay
for your room here on earth.
- Muhammad Ali
The happiness of one's own heart alone
cannot satisfy the soul;
one must try to include,
as necessary to one's own happiness,
the happiness of others.
- Paramahansa Yogananda
He who conquers others is strong;
He who conquers himself is mighty.
- Lao Tzu
Resilience is about believing in yourself,
and trusting your own wisdom rather than
being swayed by the opinions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Never impose on others what
you would not choose for yourself.
- Confucius (Ancient Chinese)
Great opportunities to help others seldom come,
but small ones surround us every day.
- Sally Koch
Whatever happened in the past,
forgive yourself and others.
Choose love.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
I Resist the Temptation to Judge Others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Believe in yourself, and trust your own wisdom
rather than being swayed by the opinions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The more we care for the happiness of others,
the greater is our own sense of well-being.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
- A. A. Milne (Winnie-The-Pooh)
Children are born innocent.
Before they are domesticated they live in the moment,
love without fear, and don't even think about the opinions of others.
- don Miguel Ruiz
Merely to avoid harming others is not enough.
Earn your place in this world by doing good.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
What others say and do is a projection of their own reality.
- don Miguel Ruiz
We hate in others what we most fear in ourselves.
- Anonymous
Those who are dedicated to a life of wisdom
understand that the impulse to blame
something or someone is foolishness,
that there is nothing to be gained in blaming,
whether it be others or oneself.
- Epictetus
Be gentle first with yourself -
if you wish to be gentle with others.
- Lama Yeshe
When you find peace within yourself,
you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.
- Peace Pilgrim
As we light a path for others,
we naturally light our own way.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
We Learn...
10% of what we read,
20% of what we hear,
30% of what we see,
50% of what we see and hear,
70% of what we discuss,
80% of what we experience,
95% of what we teach others.
- William Glasser
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- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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