Hermann Hesse
Novelist, Poet
"Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others."
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Live For Others
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Paramahansa Yogananda
Spiritual Teacher, Author
"When you learn to live for others, they will live for you."
Ayn Rand
Philosopher, Novelist
"The man who attempts to live for others is a dependent. He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves."
Swami Vivekananda
Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
"They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive."
Swami Vivekananda
Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
"They alone live, who live for others."
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"God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well."
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"Learning to live for others isn't something that just comes naturally to anybody. You have to train yourself to do it."
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"He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others."
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