Quotes about Selflessness

One must not love oneself so much, as to avoid getting involved in the risks of life that history demands of us, and those that fend off danger will lose their lives.

There is a God and He is good, and his love, while free, has a self imposed cost: We must be good to one another.

Love is giving someone what they need most, when they deserve it least, at great personal cost to yourself.

When one loves, one does not calculate.

Mercy requires that we learn to love others, to value their welfare more than our own!

The less we have, the more we give. Seems absurd, but it's the logic of love.

Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself.

Fear narrows the little entrance of our heart. It shrinks up our capacity to love. It freezes up our power to give ourselves.

Love liberates. It doesn't just hold, that's ego. Love liberates.

You can only give away what you have ... If you have love, you can give it. If you don't have it, you don't have it to give.

Serve Them—A great leader once said, the higher you get in an organization the more it is your duty to serve the people below you rather than having the people below serve you. The key is to serve their growth, their future, their career, and their spirits so they enjoy work, life, and being on your bus.

Yes!" the carpenter exclaimed. "When you love, you serve, and when you serve, you sacrifice. Service requires a sacrifice of something. Whether it's time, energy, money, love, effort, or focus, serving others always costs you something, but with service and sacrifice, you gain so much more.