Quotes about Selflessness

I wish to be an "I" no longer. I reject my "I." My desire is to be a "He." "When He is revealed, we shall be like Him" (1 John 3:2).

In spiritual matters, the only real glory is in the renunciation of glorifying self.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

Servants focus on others, not themselves. This is true humility: not thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.

It's only when we forget ourselves that we do the things that deserve to be remembered.

It's not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It's far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.

God determines greatness by how many people you serve, not how many people serve you.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.

Paul said, "You may brag about yourself, but the only approval that counts is the Lord's approval.

C. S. Lewis observed, "The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become — because he made us. He invented all the different people that you and I were intended to be…. It is when I turn to Christ, when I give up myself to His personality, that I first begin to have a real personality of my own.