Quotes About Selflessness

If you want to help a hungry poor man sleeping on the bench, don't ever wake him up; put some food on the bench, put some money and leave the place without looking at your back!

Will you continue doing goodness even if you know that no one will know them? Will you continue doing kindness even if you know that no one will remember them? Then, you are truly a holy man!

It is what a man does for strangers that counts more than what he does for his family.

Men do not take to vanity, because they are taught at an early age that it is wrong to be vain.

Love. Help with no expectations. Destroy selfishness, self... At the end of our lives, I believe the soul will be asked, "What did you do for your fellow man?"

In proportion as a man is selfish, so far has he receded from the motive which constitutes virtue.

Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain.

A modest person seldom fails to gain the goodwill of those he converses with, because nobody envies a man who does not appear to be pleased with himself.

It is the duty of a great person so to demean himself, as that whatever endowments he may have, he may appear to value himself upon no qualities but such as any man may arrive at.

A coward may die many times, but a brave man dies only once. If I die for you, I won't consider it death but love.

An efficient and valuable man does what he can, whether the community pay him for it or not.

When a man forgets himself, he usually does something everybody else remembers.

I'd go back, yeah. I don't care, I got a kid, man - I'll sell tampons. I mean, there's no selling-out once you get a kid. I got a kid.

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be.

As far as I'm concerned, there's no job more important on the planet than being a mom.

Mother's love grows by giving.

~As a working mother high heels don't really fit into my life anymore - but in a totally wonderful way. I would much rather think about my son than myself.~

I'm a mom first. That's all I really care about - being a good mom and a good wife. The writing always comes second for me.

Never being number one in your list of priorities and not minding at all.

I was consumed with being a mom. I didn't think beyond that.

My dad and mom believed that you do what you have to do in private and don't make a big deal out of it. Just try to help people as much as you can.

When a timid mouse who is a mom needs to be a hero, she does it, because that's what moms do.

Many can give money to those in need, but to personally serve the needy readily, out of love, and in a fraternal spirit, requires a truly great soul.