Quotes About Selflessness

This is the part where I die pointlessly. The one who gets sacrificed so the real heroes can get on with saving the day.

All the violence, fear, and suffering That exists in the world Comes from grasping at self.

I think being humble is sexy.

Great team players lack excessive ego or concerns about status. They are quick to point out the contributions of others and slow to seek attention for their own. They share credit, emphasize team over self, and define success collectively rather than individually. It is no great surprise, then, that humility is the single greatest and most indispensable attribute of being a team player.

find someone who can demonstrate trust, engage in conflict, commit to group decisions, hold their peers accountable, and focus on the results of the team, not their own ego.

Humility isn't thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.

even though clients require us to be competent enough to meet their needs, it is ultimately our honesty, humility, and selflessness that will endear us to them and allow them to trust and depend on us.

Humble Only: The Pawn

It's about knowing that in certain moments you have to offer yourself up as a minor sacrifice to help them accomplish what they need to accomplish. Letting them abuse you, on the other hand, would be a terrible disservice. I know it seems like a fine line, but it's a real one, and it can be done.

At its core, naked service boils down to the ability of a service provider to be vulnerable—to embrace uncommon levels of humility, selflessness, and transparency for the good of a client.

When people come together and set aside their individual needs for the good of the whole, they can accomplish what might have looked impossible on paper. They do this by eliminating the politics and confusion that plague most organizations. As a result, they get more done in less time and with less cost.

humility is the single greatest and most indispensable attribute of being a team player.

Great team players lack excessive ego or concerns about status. They are quick to point out the contributions of others and slow to seek attention for their own. They share credit, emphasize team over self, and define success collectively rather than individually. It is no great surprise, then, that humility is the single greatest and most indispensable attribute of being a team player. Humility is the single greatest and most indispensable attribute of being a team player.

Surrender the grasping disposition of selfishness, and you will attain to that calm state of mind which conveys perfect peace, goodness, and wisdom.

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." Mother Teresa

Self-sacrificial acts that are motivated by true love always have the other person's best interest at heart

acting nice feels natural—so natural that it's hard to detect its hidden, selfish payoff: It allows women to avoid uncomfortable but necessary conflict

Ronald Reagan, from his governorship to his presidency, kept a sign on his desk that read, "There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.

And whenever he's busy trying to be all he can be, he forgets about trying to be all we can be.

Finally, let it be said that to surrender oneself to the will of others (as often happens with lovers and mystics) and so find oneself at last rid of selfish pleasures, interests, and personal complexes, is in no wise a joyless act, nor one lacking in grandeur.

Nadie puede dar lo que no le pertenece.

Love transforms, Love heals. But sometimes it lays deadly traps and ends up destroying the person who decided to surrender himself completely.

When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.

Quién ama ha vencido el mundo y no teme perder nada, el verdadero amor supone un acto de entrega total.