I once complained to my father that I didn’t seem to be able to do things the same way other people did. Dad’s advice? ‘Margo, don’t be a sheep. People hate sheep. They eat sheep.’
Others Quotes
Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense effort applied toward a meaningful end.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?
Has any man ever attained to inner harmony by pondering the experience of others? Not since the world began! He must pass through the fire.
Many people avoid confronting others because they fear that others won’t like them. Being liked by others is important, but being able to confront and still be liked is a more effective formula for success.
To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.
We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
I love to lose myself in other men’s minds.
A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the measure as I have received and am still receiving.
