“The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others.”
Source: History of Woman Suffrage, Volumes I-III
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“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
Variant: The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.
Source: Up from Slavery

“Stuffing people into boxes is for those who have issues about their own box.”
Source: Spell Bound

Quoted in "Women of the Hall: Rosa Parks," http://womenshalloffame.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=117 Women's National Hall of Fame (undated); said upon her 77th birthday (1990-02-04)

“Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.”
As quoted in Happyology by Harald W. Tietze, p. 28

As quoted in The Jewish Encyclopedia (12 vols. 1901-1906) http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=905&letter=M
Guide for the Perplexed (c. 1190), Introduction
Context: I have composed this work neither for the common people, nor for beginners, nor for those who occupy themselves only with the Law as it is handed down without concerning themselves with its principles. The design of this work is rather to promote the true understanding of the real spirit of the Law, to guide those religious persons who, adhering to the Torah, have studied philosophy and are embarrassed by the contradictions between the teachings of philosophy and the literal sense of the Torah.

“I once read that people who study others are wise but those who study themselves are enlightened".”
Source: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams Reaching Your Destiny