Pema Chodron Quotes

At some point, we realize that what we do for ourselves benefits others, and what we do for others benefits us.

Anything done for another is done for oneself.

You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.

You do things for yourself, and you do things for other people, and you hope that these things coincide.

The best way of fulfilling your own interest is to take care of others.

Help another and you will be the one who benefits most

The more we help others, the more we help ourselves

When we care for others our own strength to live increases. When we help people expand their state of life, our lives also expand. Actions to benefit others are not separate from actions to benefit oneself. Our lives and the lives of others are ultimately inseparable.

There is no real separation between self or no-self. Anything you do for yourself you do for the society at the same time. And anything you do for society you do for yourself also.

Live for thy neighbor if thou wouldst live for thyself.

It is the spread of the good things that vindicates the whole reason we live our lives in networks. If I was always violent to you or gave you germs, you would cut the ties to me and the network would disintegrate. In a deep and fundamental way, networks are connected to goodness, and goodness is required for networks to emerge and spread.

It helps me when I help people.

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

We have to move from the unbridled pursuit of self-gain at the expense of others to recovering appreciation for what we gain by caring and sharing with one another.

In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.

I believe in cooperating for the common good.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.

You give to get. Whether it's helping someone or training a kid, I believe you will be rewarded in some way.

How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him.

Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!

If you don’t do something for somebody, you are not going to win..

You cannot just exercise your rights and get away without performing your responsibilities. Understand that it should not be about 'me' but rather 'us.'

My success, literally, is your success figuratively.