Quotes about Selflessness
I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
— John Knox
You saw we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family.
— Corrie Ten Boom
He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.
— Thomas a Kempis
If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.
— Timothy Keller
Humor is the opposite of all self-admiration and self-praise.
— Karl Barth
There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.
— Ronald Reagan
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
— Rick Warren
The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.
— Mark Twain
The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.
— Booker T. Washington
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
— Audrey Hepburn
When you can't get a miracle, you can still be a miracle for someone else.
— Nick Vujicic
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
— Khalil Gibran