ourselves - quotes

Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983

was an American social writer and philosopher

The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbors as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant of others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.

Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860

was a German philosopher

We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people.