Quotes About Selflessness

No joy can equal the joy of serving others.

The secret of human happiness is not in self-seeking but in self-forgetting.

Never forget - happiness ends when selfishness begins.

The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

The source of all happiness lies in thinking of others.

The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

The fastest way to your own happiness is to make another happy.

Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.

Happy persons seldom think of happiness. They are too busy losing their lives in the meaningful sacrifices of service.

If we want to find happiness, let's stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving.

To forget oneself is to be happy.

When somebody elses happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart.

As you forget self in service to others, you will find that, without seeking it, your own cup of happiness will be full.

Your suffering is my suffering and your happiness is my happiness.

Happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy - it must come as the unintended consequence of working for a goal greater than oneself.

I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.

We never give up wanting things for ourselves, but there comes a day when what we want for ourselves is someone else's happiness.

Happiness must be shared. Selfishness it its enemy; to make another happy is to be happy one's self. It is quiet, most easily won in moments of solitude and reflection. It comes from within.

Altruism is the best source of happiness. There is no doubt about that.

Tremendous happiness and peace of mind are the results of loving service to others. Nobody can live fully and happily who lives only unto himself or herself.

Conscience represents a fetich to which good people sacrifice their own happiness, bad people their neighbors'.

We must learn that to enjoy happiness we must conscientiously and continuously seek to spread happiness. Selfishness is suicidal to happiness.

Happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found.

Your unhappiness doesn't help anyone else - and in fact, as I mentioned in another answer, happy people are more altruistically inclined. So happiness is not a selfish goal.