451 Quotes About Selflessness

To remove thorns from the path of those who have filled our path with thorns—that is the summit of selfless love

Focus on building up others, and your own sense of self-worth will improve. Some call these random acts of human kindness. But the truth is, acting unselfishly is not random at all. Instead, it is a conscious, concerted effort to make the world better by making someone else's life better. The bonus: you will be happier by doing it.

...there is power in self-sacrifice.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it'.

Selflessness. It should be the basis of every relationship. If a person truly cares about you, they'll get more pleasure from the way they make you feel, rather than the way you make them feel.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.

Love is blind; but it makes you see the blind man; teetering on the roadside . . .