Quotes About Selflessness

Humility - the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self - is, at its core, a matter of faith.

The world cannot always understand one's profession of faith, but it can understand service.

It is not enough to long for a person as a good for oneself, one must also, and above all, long for that person's good.

In order that love be fully satisfied, It is necessary that It lower Itself and that It lower Itself to nothingness and transform this nothingness into fire.

The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.

The true test of faith is how we treat those who can do nothing for us in return.

His Divine Goodness asks that we never do good in any place to make ourselves look important but that we always consider Him directly, immediately, and without intermediary in all our actions.

Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.

True worship has less to do with offering sacrifices than with being a sacrifice ourselves.

Henceforth we are dead to everything pertaining to ourselves and alive to His Spirit alone. This requires our exercising faith.

You don't need superpowers to be someones hero

Serving others means being willing to make sacrifices for their good.

Sometimes you can love someone more than you love yourself, you allow that person to consume your whole heart, and when they leave you, it feels like they took a piece of your heart with them.

To be broken is usually a bad thing, but there is a good way for people to be broken. Just as seeds cant sprout in hard soil, nothing good can grow in your heart if it is hard and selfish.

Always be careful to consider others' needs, not just your own. In this way you'll able to maintain happiness and serenity in relationship.

Grace doesn't try to please itself. Accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked. Accepts insults and injuries

Don't let your pursuit of happiness take away the only chance others have of being happy.

Happiness is a shadow. If you chase it, it moves further away. But if you turn to make others happy, it will follow you. Make others Happy and be Happy.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Real love is seeing that the one you love is happy even when you do things for them that makes you unhappy. Because their happiness is paramount.

I don't care how much I give to make others happy. It makes me happy too.

The happiest people in life are the givers, not the getters.

It shouldn't be hard to be happy for someone else's accomplishments, because being happy for someone other than yourself makes it easier for you to accomplish your own sense of happiness too!

Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth. Happiness comes from giving not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others we cannot stop it from coming to us also.