Quotes About Selflessness

Per me, Verity, l'inverno è finito. L'inverno e molto altro. Senza di te, non so che cosa ne sarebbe stato di me. Se ora l'inverno sta arrivando per te, pensi che potrei mai rifiutarmi di aiutarti solo perché vedo le cose in un altro modo? Non posso farmi piacere l'idea che tu sposi Blamey, ma questo è solo perché il tuo benessere mi sta immensamente a cuore. Questo però non significa che non ti aiuterò in ogni modo possibile.»

You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Rare and precious is the truly disinterested man.

She said, My whole life, I've never been anyone's top priority. I, who had been the top priority of a large, extended family, the apple of many loving eyes, tried to put myself in Soon-Yi's place and decided to make her my top priority. I decided I would dote on her, wait on her, spoil her, celebrate her, never deny her anything she wanted, and somehow try and make up for the horrific first twenty-two years of her life

Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.

What angers me are all those kings who are fabled for the heaps of gold in their coffers, and their freedom from trouble and pain. I have a different vision. I say that the true leader shuns luxury and ease. Once in power, he should want to work harder than ever.

I felt free to further unburden my heart. "What angers me are all those kings who are fabled for the heaps of gold in their coffers, and their freedom from trouble and pain. I have a different vision. I say that the true leader shuns luxury and ease. Once in power, he should want to work harder than ever.

All bickering would then cease, and no man would be jealous of his comrade's arms or his passion for glory. As the critical hour approached, everyone would cast away all thoughts of rivalry, and they would see their comrades for what they really were—their closest allies in the struggle for the common good. One

True heroism, as the ancients understood, isn't about strength, or boldness, or even courage. It's about compassion.

Other runners try to disassociate from fatigue by blasting iPods or imagining the roar of the crowd in Olympic Stadium, but Scott had a simpler method: it's easy to get outside yourself when you're thinking about someone else.

When you live in a place like this—small, by itself—you're brought up to give help, not wait for it,

it's easy to get outside yourself when you're thinking about someone else.*

Korima sounds like karma and functions the same way, except in the here and now. It's your obligation to share whatever you can spare, instantly and with no expectations: once the gift leaves your hand, it was never yours to begin with.

Heroes care. True heroism, as the ancients understood, isn't about strength, or boldness, or even courage. It's about compassion.

Things of the spirit differ from things material in that the more you give the more you have.

I have heard laughter, and I think it is the laughter of God." The congregation stirred a little, with polite uneasiness. This was not quite the sort of thing to which they were accustomed. "Why should God laugh? I think it is because He sees that very often, when we pretend to be worshipping Him, we are really worshipping and gratifying ourselves.

It's amazing what you can accomplish when you set aside your ego.

Bruce Wayne/Batman: A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat on a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended.

This character strength is a quiet one. Those who are modest let their accomplishments speak for themselves. They do not seek the spotlight. They do not toot their own horns. They acknowledge mistakes and imperfections. They do not take undue credit for their accomplishments, instead regarding themselves as fortunate to be in a position where something good has happened to them.

The leader exists to help others in an unbiased and unassuming way, nourishing any and all followers ("The wise leader is like water").

Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.

A hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences…

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.