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 | Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 11 likes |
 | Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. — Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist 10 likes |
 | It is ever true that he who does nothing for others, does nothing for himself. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 9 likes |
| I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 9 likes |
 | The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter 9 likes |
 | A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. — Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic 9 likes |
 | It is never until one realizes that one means something to others that one feels there is any point or purpose in one's own existence. — Stefan Zweig, 1881-1942, Austrian writer 9 likes |
 | If you begin by sacrificing yourself to those you love, you will end by hating those to whom you have sacrificed yourself. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 8 likes |
| The man who attempts to live for others is a dependent. He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves. The relationship produces nothing but mutual corruption. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 8 likes |
 | We are not born for ourselves alone; a part of us is claimed by our nation, another part by our friends. — Cicero, 106-43 BC, Roman orator & statesman 8 likes |
 | The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. — Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence 7 likes |
| I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. — Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher 6 likes |
 | Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others. — Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946 6 likes |
 | He that plants Trees, loves others besides himself. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 6 likes |
 | I am yours. Don’t give myself back to me. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 4 likes |
 | How much easier is self-sacrifice than self-realization. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 4 likes |
 | Make yourself necessary to somebody. Do not make life hard to any. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 4 likes |
| The only gift is a portion of thyself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 4 likes |
 | The most sublime act is to set another before you. — William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter 4 likes |
 | What we pay for with our lives never costs too much. — Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet 4 likes |
 | Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism. — Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis 4 likes |
 | If you want me again look for me under your boot soles. — Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet 4 likes |
 | Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again. — Bob Marley, 1945-1981, Jamaican singer 4 likes |
 | Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you. — Karl Lagerfeld, 1933-2019, German fashion designer 3 likes |
| It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 3 likes |
 | All have not the gift of martyrdom. — John Dryden, 1631-1700, English poet 3 likes |
 | Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. — Jean Anouilh, 1910-1987, French playwright 3 likes |
 | Life's most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?” — Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement 3 likes |
 | If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it. — Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer 3 likes |
 | Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those. — Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer 3 likes |
 | It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. — Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary 3 likes |
 | I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be. — Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer 3 likes |
 | How much self-love comes in the guise of selfless devotion — Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist 2 likes |
 | When you learn, teach, when you get, give. — Maya Angelou, 1928-2014, American poet 2 likes |
 | That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing. — Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer 2 likes |
 | No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it. — Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer 1 likes |
 | In the struggle between yourself and the world, side with the world. — Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer 1 likes |
| One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation, compassion. — Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer 1 likes |
| Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken. — Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer 1 likes |
 | The woman gives herself only to her first love; to all the others, she takes it back! — Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims 1 likes |
| Give, but give until it hurts. — Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary 1 likes |
| A life not lived for others is not a life. — Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary 1 likes |
 | The more one forgets himself —by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love— the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself. — Victor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian neurologist 1 likes |
 | The Service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth. — Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016, American boxer 1 likes |
 | To be loved means to be consumed. To love is to give light with inexhaustible oil. To be loved is to pass; to love is to last. — Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet 1 likes |
 | The slogan of Hell: Eat or be eaten. The slogan of Heaven: Eat and be eaten. — W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet 1 likes |
 | You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. — Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer 1 likes |
 | The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives. — Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher 1 likes |
 | The soul is awakened through service. — Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer 1 likes |
 | I can give you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger of my heart, I am trying to bribe you with uncertainty, with danger, with defeat. — Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer 1 likes |
 | The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give. — Philip Dick, 1928-1982, American sci-fi writer 1 likes |
 | A man must have limits and cannot give in to the wild desires to be everything and everyone and everything to everyone. — Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976 1 likes |
| It hurts to love. It's like giving yourself to be flayed and knowing that at any moment the other person may just walk off with your skin. — Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist 1 likes |
 | If you don’t love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us. — Stendhal, 1783-1842, French writer 1 likes |
 | I slept and dreamed that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. — Tagore, 1861-1941, Indian poet, Nobel 1913 1 likes |
Latin Quotes
| We are not born for ourselves alone. Non nobis solum nati sumus. — Cicero, 106-43 BC, Roman orator & statesman 52 likes |
 | Totally yours. Totus Tuus. — Apostolic motto of Pope John Paul II 48 likes |
