Benjamin Spock Quotes

Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness; on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit, followed not as a means, but as itself an ideal end. Aiming thus at something else, they find happiness by the way.

If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people I’ve known are those who devoted themselves to something bigger and more profound than merely their own self interest.

Success is about us. Significance is about others.

A lot of people believe they are successful because they have everything they want. They have added value to themselves. But I believe significance comes when you add value to others and you can't have true success without significance.

For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself.

Success in life depends upon happiness, and happiness is found in no other way than through SERVICE that is rendered in a spirit of love.

In order to be successful in any undertaking, I think the main thing is for one to grow to the point where he completely forgets himself; that is, to lose himself in a great cause. In proportion as one loses himself in this way, in the same degree does he get the highest happiness out of his work.

Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.

Commit yourself to something bigger than yourself.

The days you work are the best days.

The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville.

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.

Real success is finding you lifework in the work that you love.

Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.

Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.

We all have our own purpose in life and I feel very strongly that I have a bigger purpose than giving to just my immediate family and friends.

Until he has been part of a cause larger than himself, no man is truly whole.

Success is not just making money. Success is happiness. Success is fulfillment; it's the ability to give.

I worked hard to get stronger and better, and I'm really happy and satisfied.

If you succeed in doing something good for the people, it gives you a great sense of satisfaction.

It's so rewarding to succeed in what you like to do that you don't really think about what you have to give up.

Happy persons seldom think of happiness. They are too busy losing their lives in the meaningful sacrifices of service.