Quotes About Selflessness

I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you

Practice loving those who do not love you. Feel for those who do not feel for you. Be generous to those who are generous only to themselves. If you heap hatred on your enemy, neither he nor you are able to perceive the inherent beauty of your soul.

To lay aside what you have in your head (selfish desires and ambitions); to freely bestow what you have in your hand; and never to flinch from the blows of adversity!

Wrath springs only from thwarted desires. I do not expect anything from others, so their actions cannot be in opposition to wishes of mine. I would not use you for my own ends; I am happy only in your own true happiness.

Only the shallow man loses responsiveness to the woes of others' lives, as he sinks into narrow suffering of his own.

The scientist seldom knows contemporaneous reward; it is enough to possess the joy of creative service.

To serve mankind as one's larger Self.

A worthy leader has the desire to serve, not to dominate.

To love both the invisible God, Repository of All Virtues, and visible man, apparently possessed of none, is often baffling! But ingenuity is equal to the maze. Inner research soon exposes a unity in all human minds?the stalwart kinship of selfish motive. In one sense at least, the brotherhood of man stands revealed. An aghast humility follows this leveling discovery. It ripens into compassion for one's fellows, blind to the healing potencies of the soul awaiting exploration.

Wrath springs only from thwarted desires. I do not expect anything from others, so their actions cannot be in opposition to wishes of mine. I

El enfado se manifiesta cuando se ha contrariado algún deseo. Yo no espero nada de los demás, de modo que sus acciones no pueden estar en oposición con mis deseos. Yo no me valdría de ti para mis propios fines; sólo soy feliz en tu propia felicidad.

No seas egoísta —me dijo—; no sientas pesar por mí. Por largo tiempo les he servido gustosamente; ahora, regocíjense y deséenme un raudo viaje hacia Dios. Voy a ver a mi Amado Cósmico.

Teach them the quiet verbs of kindness, to live beyond themselves.

Teach them the quiet verbs of kindness, to live beyond themselves. Urge them toward excellence, drive them toward gentleness, pull them deep into yourself, pull them upward toward manhood, but softly like an angel arranging clouds.

Humility nay be defined as a modest and realistic view of one's own importance. Someone once said that humility doesn't mean thinking less of yourself. It just means thinking of yourself less. In other words, a genuinely humble person doesn't say, I'm worthless, but instead, says, I'm no more important than anyone else- and no less important, either

Therese Belivet: I never asked for anything! Maybe that's the problem!

De pronto le pareció, que el amor erótico y el amor romántico, no era nada más que una forma o varias formas del ego. Por consiguiente, lo que había que hacer era dirigir el ego de uno mismo hacia destinatarios que no fuesen personas, o hacia personas de las que uno no esperase nada. El amor podia ser puro, pero sólo si no era egoista.

Don't, Lily. I will not be able to stop myself. I forced the burden of bearing a child on you once before. I will never do so again. There must be time for you to grow strong. We do not need to have more children. I would not see you suffer through that pain again. Lily glared at him. I am strong, Cade. I am strong and I am not afraid of bearing your children. And I need you in the same way that you need me and you will drive us both mad if you deny it. She

Let's cease thinking of our accomplishments, our wants. Let's try to figure out the other person's good points. Then forget flattery. Give honest, sincere appreciation.

Why will doing a good deed every day produce such astounding effects on the doer? Because trying to please others will cause us to stop thinking of ourselves: the very thing that produces worry and fear and melancholia.

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Every day do a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.

Anderson did not state what she wanted, but wrote in the letter how she could help them, and focused on their wants, not her own.

Let's remember that the only way to find happiness is not to expect gratitude, but to give for the joy of giving.