Joyce Meyer Quotes

I start every day by wanting more for others than I do for myself. I think that is how God works, and that is how I think we have to work.

Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.

I don't think it really serves to make the world a better place, when you're only concerned about yourself.

It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others.

Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can't help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That's what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.

Many people are unhappy and are not experiencing life to its fullest because they’ve closed their hearts to compassion, they are motivated by only what they want and what they think they need. They rarely do anything for anybody else unless they have an ulterior goal in mind. They are self-involved and self-centered.

We love most those who we serve most.

Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven.

Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'

If I can't be happy, nobody can be happy.

You need an attitude of service. You're not just serving yourself. You help others to grow up and you grow with them.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'

There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.

Those who believe in the importance of serving others should lead the way by fighting against the temptation we all have, and maybe especially as we age, to close in upon ourselves.

I've certainly had a lot of experiences in my life where I was much too self-centered.

For myself, suffering doesnt make me a good person; it makes me selfish. Why do we think that people who have less should find it edifying?

We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.

People first, then money, then things.

Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization, I'm always appalled by 'me, me, me.'

I've always carried the burdens of everyone I love and try to make sure everyone else is good rather than focus on myself.

Why would anybody say no to somebody's happiness?

It's always easier to sacrifice when you're not the one who has to do it.

I just try to do the best I can for myself and the people around me.

We must want for others, not ourselves alone.

A happy life is a life for others.