Quotes About Selflessness

The man who always takes and never gives is not a leader. He is a parasite.

The true measure of a man is the degree to which he has managed to subjugate his ego.

The measure of a man is not how many servants he has but how many men he serves .

A son of the Immaculate Heart of Mary...is a man who unceasingly expends himself to light the fire of divine love in the world. Nothing stops him.

The Saint is a man who disciplines his ego. The Sage is a man who rids himself of his ego.

If I am to be shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.

All men love you for themselves. I love you for yourself.

The value of a man resides in what he gives

The real make of a man is how he treats people who can do nothing for him.

The ideal man takes joy in doing favors for others.

The man who fights for his fellow-man is a better man than the one who fights for himself.

A holy man isn't aware that he's holy..As soon as we begin to talk about how holy we are, we aren't holy any more.

A man's moral worth is established only at the point where he is ready to give up his life in defense of his convictions.

A good man knows when to sacrifice himself, a bad man survives but loses his soul.

Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity?

Think now and then that there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

The mass of men worry themselves into nameless graves while here and there a great unselfish soul forgets himself into immortality.

Ten thousand fools proclaim themselves into obscurity, while one wise man forgets himself into immortality.

Men and Women of Christ magnify their callings without magnifying themselves.

Every man always has handy a dozen glib little reasons why he is right not to sacrifice himself.

It is a very high stage in the path of love when man really learns to love another with a love that asks no return.

A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.