Quotes About Selflessness

I don't know, Sage. You threw yourself in the line of pepper spray for me. You must like me just a little bit." "I— I figured it'd be a shame to ruin your pretty face," I stammered.

I eyed Dimitri, recalling a shadow in my periphery back in the ballroom. "You followed when I jumped in front of Lissa, didn't you? Who were you going for? Me or her?" He studied me for several long seconds. He could have lied. He could have given the easy answer by saying he'd intended to push both of us out of the way-if that was even possible, which I didn't recall. But Dimitri didn't lie. "I don't know, Roza. I don't know.

Nothing," she said softly. "A queen must possess nothing to rule because she has to give everything she has to her people. Even her life.

Dimitri: "you and I will both be Lissa's guardians someday. I need to protect her at all costs. If a pack of Strigoi come, I need to throw my body between them and her." Rose: "I know that. Of course that's what you have to do." Dimitri: "No. If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you.

Dimitri: Well, you and I will both be Lissa's guardians someday. I need to protect her at all costs. If a pack of Strigoi come, I need to throw my body between them and her. Rose: I know that. Of course that's what you have to do. Dimitri: No. If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you.

You think that I'm so manipulative and scheming, Miss Sage? It's all for them. For my loved ones first. My people second. And yes, I suppose I'm in the mix there too, but don't think for an instant I wouldn't sacrifice myself if it could save someone I love. And don't think for an instant that I wouldn't do terrible, unspeakable things if it could save someone I love.

If I let myself love you I won't throw myself in front of her,I'll throw myself in front of you. - Dimitri Belikov

And I figured you'd drive a four-hour round-trip before giving up your car to someone else

We loved each other but weren't so selfish about our love that we could simply turn our backs on someone we cared about.

Nah. I helped when I ate everything on my plate. No mess that way." He paused. "And yes, you're welcome.

No. If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you.

No. If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you. - Dimitri

Mis propios miedos no importaban. Ellos son primero. Era hora de demostrarlo. • capítulo 16

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

Servants focus on others, not themselves. This is true humility: not thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.

It's only when we forget ourselves that we do the things that deserve to be remembered.

It's not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It's far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.

God determines greatness by how many people you serve, not how many people serve you.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.

piensas ser un siervo, debes tener muy definida tu identidad en Cristo. Solo las personas seguras pueden servir; las inseguras siempre se preocupan de cómo pueden ser vistas por los demás. Temen manifestar sus debilidades y ocultan bajo mantos protectores su orgullo y pretensión. Mientras más inseguro seas, más quieres que te sirvan y más necesitarás la aprobación.

VERSíCULO PARA RECORDAR: «Todo comenzó en él y para los propósitos de él». Colosenses 1:16b (PAR). PREGUNTA PARA CONSIDERAR: A pesar de toda la publicidad que me rodea, ¿qué puedo hacer para recordar que la vida consiste en vivirla para Dios y no para mí mismo?

George Bernard Shaw wrote, "This is the true joy of life: the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.