Caring for others Quote by Stephanie Golden

“Self-care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on…

— Parker Palmer

“So next time your selflessness is praised in front of others, beware: making sacrifices for others makes it easier for them to sacrifice you.”

— Daniel M. Wegner

“We usually live our lives with the belief that "I sacrifice myself for everyone else," rather than thinking that "everyone else helps me.”

— Jae Woong Kim

“Many people have sacrificed themselves for others, thinking when they sacrifice themselves they are being a good person. Wrong! To sacrifice yourself can only…

— Rhonda Byrne

It’s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings…

— Dalai Lama

“Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.”

— Joan Didion

“We live in an age when selfinterest alone seems to determine all of man’s acts—and what empathy, what emotion, what enthusiasm can ever grow…

— Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël

“Caring requires us not to put ourselves aside but to put others first”

— Anne-Marie Slaughter

We receive mixed messages about taking good care of ourselves. Love thy neighbor as thyself means to love thyself and thy neighbor. Yet, self-love…

— Jennifer James

“When we truly care for ourselves, it becomes possible to care far more profoundly about other people. The more alert and sensitive we are…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

“self-care is a deliberate, self-initiated decision to take time to satisfy yourself mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, socially, romantically and financially.”

— Tanesia Harris

“By taking a personal interest in other people’s lives, you are demonstrating selflessness, grace, and respect.”

— Susan C. Young