Quotes about Others

Insecurities should not prompt me to get things from others that I should be getting from God. Rather they should prompt me to give to others so I can point them to God.

Of Equality--as if it harm'd me, giving others the same chances and rights as myself--as if it were not indispensable to my own rights that others possess the same.

Humility - the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self - is, at its core, a matter of faith.

Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

The happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others.

No man need fear death, he need fear only that he may die without having known his greatest power: the power of his free will to give his life for others

If we're focusing on others in an attempt to justify ourselves before God or to "exalt ourselves" as "giants of the faith," we will not only not grow as we ought, but we will also delude ourselves into thinking we're better than we are. And we may be sure that God will humble us. So it is better to humble ourselves and trust in the grace of God than to be opposed by God because of pride (James 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5).

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

If you desire to know or learn anything to your advantage, then take delight in being unknown and unregarded. A true understanding and humble estimate of oneself is the highest and most valuable of all lessons. To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.

Nothing will hinder you more than thinking only about yourself.

To account nothing of one's self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom.