Assuming Quote by Isabel Briggs Myers

Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our own belief and value systems, in ways in which we are not even aware.

— Robert Greene

We can at least try to understand our own motives, passions, and prejudices, so as to be conscious of what we are doing when…

— T. S. Eliot

Humans cannot avoid trying to influence others. Everything we say or do is examined and interpreted by others for clues as to our intentions.

— Robert Greene

Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and…

— Stephen Covey

It is more important to understand the ground of your own behavior than to understand the motives of another.

— Dag Hammarskjold

Sometimes we become bound by other people's thoughts because we are not sure about ourselves.

— Wangari Maathai

We believe in satisfying our own needs but always considering others.

— Orson Bean

Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions.

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

We listen to those whom we know to be of the same opinion as ourselves, and we call them wise for being of it;…

— Walter Savage Landor

In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our…

— Epictetus

I don't see why we ever think of what others think of what we do – no matter who they are. Isn't it enough…

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Our intentions tend to be much more real to us than our actions, and this can lead to a great deal of misunderstanding with…

— E. F. Schumacher