Immanuel Kant Quotes

There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good: Myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may.

Make it a rule and pray to God to help you keep it . . . never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say "I have made one human being at least a little wiser, a little happier, or a little better this day."

Make thyself perfect; others, happy.

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.

Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity.

If living by these sets of morals and principles and wanting to help better my land, better my country, my community, my team, my environment and helping the next person help themselves, if that's considered crazy, then I'm a crazy.

If the history of the Day of Atonement has anything to say to us now it is: never relieve individuals of moral responsibility. The more we have, the more we grow.

I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind.

I'm saying that you can create success for yourself but also understand that you have a responsibility to others.

Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by maudlin sentimentality, but by the higher duty I owe myself.

The constant duty of every man to his fellows is to ascertain his own powers and special gifts, and to strengthen them for the help of others.

It's gotten to a point where everybody is concerned about their rights and nobody is concerned about their duties.

One cannot make oneself, but one can sometimes help a little in the making of somebody else. It is well.

I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.

We are responsible for our own destiny. What matters is how we improve ourselves from this moment forward.

Achieve some perfection [excellence] yourself, so that you may not fall into sorrow by seeing the perfection in others.

You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.

Resolved, that I will do whatsoever I think to be most to God’s glory, and my own good, profit and pleasure, in the whole of my duration, without any consideration of the time, whether now, or never so many myriad’s of ages hence. Resolved to do whatever I think to be my duty and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general. Resolved to do this, whatever difficulties I meet with, how many and how great soever.

Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.

Take responsibility for making your own life beautiful.

We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.

None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.

If you feel a sense of social responsibility, first of all keep working on yourself. Being peaceful yourself is the first step if you want to live in a peaceful universe.

When people ask me what really changed my life, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded on myself.

Our society is obsessed with personal rights, but it will survive only if we adopt personal obligations.