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Quotes about Selflessness

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
— Jim Elliot
So many have come to me that I might serve them, leaving me no time to think of myself. However, I assure you that I do feel deep down within me, God be praised.
— Francis de Sales
Over the course of my career in law enforcement, I have witnessed over and over again the selflessness and sacrifice of law enforcement who lay their lives on the line every day to protect people who they will never meet and people who will never know their names.
— Kamala Harris
I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.
— Serena Williams
Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.
— Charles Stanley
Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.
— Khalil Gibran
Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'
— Ezra Taft Benson
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
— Henry Ward Beecher
For thirty years, Jesus never allowed his divinity to manifest itself. He was infinitely superior to everyone but never showed it.
— Mother Angelica
Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.
— St. Augustine
Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.
— John Wooden