Other-centeredness Quotes

Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.

The ideas of directing attention outward, trying to imagine other people complexly, trying not to see myself as the center of the universe - these concepts have become important to me, and I hope they're at work in my life on a minute-by-minute basis.

The meaning of your life comes through your obligations to others.

He scorn'd his own, who felt another's woe.

The more you think about and interact with other people, the more you realize that it is untenable to privilege your interests over theirs.

The end of all education should surely be service to others

The secret to success is to subjugate your ego and serve others.

An individual life is not important except as it affects other lives.

If something's really selfless, then there's really no value in it for you... there's only value in it for the world.

It's one of the secrets of strength: We're so much more likely to find it in the service of others than in service to ourselves.