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Quotes About Selflessness

A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable course of action.
~ David Seabury
Always remember that vanity leads to a disgusting sense of self-love, do not love yourself, love the world instead.
~ Unknown
Love desires to give even at the expense of self.
~ Unknown
You must be prepared to sacrifice your self-love to the cause, you must be ready to treat the cause as if it is life itself.
~ Unknown
People need to learn how to be less hateful, obnoxious, mean, inconsiderate, self obsessed, and self absorbed.
~ Unknown
Sympathy is never wasted except when you give it to yourself.
~ Unknown
When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
~ Joseph Campbell
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
~ Kahlil Gibran
Self-sacrifice is never entirely unselfish, for the giver never fails to receive.
~ Unknown
If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. It's very important to be aware of them every time they come up.
~ Deepak Chopra
Deny Self for Self's sake
~ Benjamin Franklin
It is good to be helpful and kindly, but don't give yourself to be melted into candle grease for the benefit of the tallow trade.
~ George Eliot
He who sacrifices his heart, in silence, for the happiness of others, is indeed the strongest man.
~ Unknown
There is a man who would give his life to keep a life you love beside you.
~ Charles Dickens
Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear.
~ Susie Bright
The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become to improve for a better bright future
~ Unknown
Always do good for others without counting it, including the interest. The Universe is providing all your needs and even says: Keep the change.
~ Unknown
An eye for eye can surely make the whole world blind, but a hand to someone in need can make the whole world a better place to live.
~ Unknown
Don't let your ego get in the way of goodness, Control your ego and emerge as a wonderful soul you'd feel whole.
~ Unknown
Almighty God don't need our candles or food and fruits he'll be more happy with us if we offer these to those who need it most.
~ Unknown
A rich person is not that who has so much money a rich person is that who have the heart to share even when he has nothing much with him.
~ Unknown
Nobody in this world is more worthy of your efforts, time and care then your parents who sacrificed their whole life and needs just to fulfill your needs and dreams.
~ Unknown
Don't take things personally. Everything's not all about you.
~ Oprah Winfrey
To be successful, don't strive to get everything you want from the world. Instead, give the world everything you have.
~ Unknown