Quotes about Selflessness
There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.
— Mother Teresa
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
— Charles Dickens
We'd like to be humble...but what if no one notices?
— John Ortberg
Sometimes you have to put your own dreams on hold temporarily so you can help release a dream in somebody else. What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.
— Joel Osteen
If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose it.
— St. Basil
Generosity is the best investment.
— Diane von Furstenberg
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
— John Adams
It's important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued.
— David Platt
To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.
— Muhammad Ali
Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway.
— Mother Teresa
We must want for others, not ourselves alone.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Want to snatch a day from the manacles of boredom? Do overgenerous deeds, acts beyond reimbursement. Kindness without compensation. Do a deed for which you cannot be repaid.
— Max Lucado