Quotes About Selflessness

Whoever does not detach himself from the ego never attains the Absolute and never deciphers life.

There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

I have seen the vision and for self I cannot live; Life is less than worthless till my all I give.

The most important job in life is being a mom.

Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it.

The way not to lead a monotonous life is to live for others.

When the mind goes beyond the thought of 'the me,' the experiencer, the observer, the thinker, then there is a possibility of a happiness that is incorruptible.

Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins.

Take a vow for a life of service to others.

It's always nice to look in the mirror at the end of the day and see that you helped somebody's life... even if only a little bit.

On at least four separate occasions and recorded in the four Gospels the Lord Jesus called His disciples to deny their soul life, deliver it to death, and then to follow Him.

You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. A life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

Just try to give as much as you can through your daily life to yourself and the people around you.

Choose to fully and graciously live life as it comes. The richest rewards by far are the ones to which you most sincerely give of yourself.

To be a saint is to be a little out of one's mind, which is a very good thing to be a little out of from time to time. It is to live a life that is always giving itself away and yet is always full.

When people are serving, life is no longer meaningless.

If aught must be lost, 'twill be my honor for yours. If one must be forsaken, 'twill be my soul for yours. Should death come anon, 'twill be my life for yours. I am Given.

Whenever anybody comes to me with a way that I can give something back, it would be ungrateful at this point in my life to not say yes.

Become someone's hero.

Life is not about what you can accumulate. I learned to live when I learned to give.

A person who can really be called an unselfish person, has no place in life.

When you do something just because it is needed, you involve yourself totally without it meaning anything to you, then action becomes liberating.

It comes a time in your life that you will no longer live for yourself anymore. You never know how much a person can mean to you until one comes into your life, and changes it for the best.

Quit praying about yourself and spend your life for the sake of others as the bondservant of Jesus. That is the true meaning of being broken bread and poured-out wine in real life.