Quotes about Selflessness
Authority does not authenticate my person. Authority is not a privilege to be exploited to build up my ego. Authority is a responsibility to be borne for the benefit of others without regard for oneself.This alone is the Christian view.
— John Piper
Suppose you answer, "I want to be free from self and full of joy in God; I want to enjoy making much of God, not me. And I want the fullness of my joy to last forever." If you respond this way, then you will also have an answer to the fear I mentioned earlier, that you are just being used by God when he creates you for his glory. Now we see that in creating us for his glory, he is creating us for our highest joy. He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
— John Piper
praise comes from God as we renounce the pursuit of praise from others.
— John Piper
We want people to like us and admire us and speak well of us. It is a deadly drive. Jesus warned us, "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted" (Matthew 23:12).
— John Piper
Therefore, one of God's purposes in the coronavirus is that his people put to death self-pity and fear, and give themselves to good deeds in the presence of danger. Christians lean toward need, not comfort. Toward love, not safety. That's what our Savior is like. That is what he died for.
— John Piper
Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you" (1Chronicles 29:14). This is the way we should speak of fasting. There is no ground of boasting here. Who am I that I should be able to fast? Nobody. There is nothing in me that would choose this for your glory apart from your transforming grace.
— John Piper
self-interest is not the same as selfishness.
— John Piper
True humility is a kind of self-annihilation; and this is the centre of all virtues.
— John Wesley
You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
— John Wooden
You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
— John Wooden
It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.
— John Wooden
You can't live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
— John Wooden