living for others Quotes

He who lives not to others, lives little to himself.

The man who attempts to live for others is a dependent. He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves.

When you learn to live for others, they will live for you.

To be a Christian is to move toward need, not comfort.

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well.

They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.

I don't ask myself what did I live for, said Carlene strongly. That is a man's question. I ask whom did I live for.

Sometimes the most difficult decision is to not martyr yourself for someone, but instead to choose to live for them. Because of them.

I don't believe in religion. I believe the example of Christ. I believe in the example of a perfect human being that if you can live for other people away from yourself you will be happy. If you live for yourself you will be unhappy and then you will not be able to sleep or do anything else... finally. I think insofar, and I really believe this, insofar as people do live with the other fellow [God] in mind, they have to be happy you know? Because it raises you up.

The truest state of humanity is that you're living for other people.

They alone live, who live for others.

And what is the joy of Christ? The joy and delight which springs forever in His great heart, from feeling that He is forever doing good; from loving all, and living for all; from knowing that if not all, yet millions on millions are grateful to Him, and will be forever.

Any woman who does not live for unselfish service is a useless cumberer of the earth.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

The Making of Friends Life is sweet because of the friends we have made And the things which in common we share; We want to live on, not because of ourselves, But because of the ones who would care. It's living and doing for somebody else On that all of life's splendor depends, And the joy of it all, when we count it all up, Is found in the making of friends.

John Bunyan, author of the classic book the Pilgrim’s Progress, said “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who cannot pay you back.” Make a decision that you will live to give. Be on the lookout each day for somebody you can bless. Don’t’ live for yourself; learn to give yourself away, and your life will make a difference.

He who does not live in some degree for others, hardly lives for himself.

Like Jesus we belong to the world living not for ourselves but for others. The joy of the Lord is our strength.

There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people.

I'd been willing to kill for the people I loved for a very long time; now I had to start living for them.

Men always want to die for something. For someone. I can see the appeal. You do it once and it’s done. No more worrying, not knowing, about tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. I know you all think it sounds brave, but I’ll tell you something even braver. To struggle and fight for the ones you love today. And then do it all over again the next day. Every day. For your whole life. It’s not as romantic, I admit. But it takes a lot of courage to live for someone, too.

Can you lay your life down, so a stranger can live? Can you take what you need, but take less than you give? Could you close every day, without the glory and fame? Could you hold your head high, when no-one knows your name?

The church is only the church when it exists for others. To make a start, it should give away all its property to those in need. The clergy must live solely on the free-will offerings of their congregations, or possibly engage in some secular calling. The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary human life, not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live in Christ, to exist for others.

She was alive, and they were dead. She had to try to make her life big. As big as she could. She promised Bailey she would keep playing.

When you start to live outside yourself, it's all dangerous.