Quotes About Selflessness

As a nurturer, I have always lived my life running for others, trying to make everyone happy, even if I often overlooked my own needs. I do it because it makes me happy and fulfilled.

I'm not overly greedy.

I'm a firm believer that individual accolades are a bit overrated in this game.

True strength manifested itself not in the exercise of power, but in the willingness to give it up. So Tolkien, as a Christian, believed. It was why, in the last year of

In the old tales, kindness is the purest form of heroism. Find the character who meets the world with a big heart and an open hand and you have found your hero or heroine.

Charity should be given to those who need it not those who want it.

True biblical love is compassionately and righteously pursuing the well-being of another.

One guy, seeing that I was hungry, insisted on buying me a huge lunch and when I thanked him for his kindness, he simply said, 'Pass it on.' I liked this selfless concept - repay me by rewarding someone else entirely with a generous dollop of goodwill.

What you must ask yourself, Tony dear, is this: do you do the work you've chosen with joy and gratitude? Do you do it conscientiously? Do you do it for others first and yourself second?

But you have learn to let go, my mother said, 'That's part of it, isn't it?' 'Part of what?' Part of what it means to love someone. To really love someone. If you love someone you just don't see them as an extension of yourself. You don't just love them for what's in it for you.' 'Love means knowing when to let go,' she told me.

Get off the cross, we need the wood.

If what others said or did lined up with God's Word, then that was the first test. The second was in motives. Watching a person's actions and seeing what was most important to them and their desired end result would help her judge their motives. People who were truly determined to give of themselves and be servants of God would always do so in such a way that was never to their own glory.

Mercy is always better than pride.

Noble words, my friend; you can't drink them or wrap them around your feet or burn them in your firepit or give them to children crying in hunger......They will cry for a month, then they will eat his share of the food. And wouldn't he want it that way?

It's the best thing in the world to save a life, no matter whose it is.

I see that something's are hard to do, but that you can't live with yourself if you don't do them. I see that the best way to help myself is to help the people I care about. The rest will sort itself out. It has to, right?

but is it not heartening to know that so many are willing to fight for the good? Think of that young librarian, Sophie, who made certain you escaped. Think of S.Q., who risked my brother's wrath to make me more comfortable. Think of Captain Noland, and Joe Shooter, and all the others – even strangers – who were prepared to sacrifice their safety, perhaps even their lives, on our behalf. That's something, is it not?

Through recognizing and realizing the empty essence, instead of being selfish and self-centered, one feels very open and free

One 'take me, eat me' is worth a hundred thousand 'protect me, save me's'.

Clay would be just as happy if nobody ever noticed how wonderful he is. Then he could sleep and eat and take care of us instead of fighting. Starflight

There were more important things than becoming queen. Stopping

It's kind of awesome knowing I have something everyone needs. I could give it away to anyone, anytime I want." "Or," Swordtail observed, "you could set your enemies on fire anytime you want." Sundew pointed one claw at Swordtail. "You," she said, "are growing on me.

But this will never happen again, he vowed. If I ever find someone else to care about, I will not let my mission come first. I will break any order. I'll endanger my own tribe if I have to. I will make up for this somehow. Someday.

kind of awesome knowing I have something everyone needs. I could give it away to anyone, anytime I want." "Or," Swordtail observed, "you could set your enemies on fire anytime you want." Sundew pointed one claw at Swordtail. "You," she said, "are growing on me.