Quotes about Selflessness
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
- St. Francis Of Assisi
The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
- John of the Cross
Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.
- Leo Buscaglia
Don't save up love like you're trying to retire on it; give it away like you're made of it.
- Bob Goff
The measure of all love is its giving. The measure of the love of God is the cross of Christ.
- JI Packer
Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.
- Michael Novak
Love alone allows man to forget himself... it alone can still redeem even the darkest hours of the past since it alone finds the courage to believe in the mercy of the holy God.
- Karl Rahner
True love is spelled G-I-V-E. It is not based on what you can get, but rooted in what you can give to the other person.
- Josh McDowell
When you love till it hurts, there will be no hurt left, just love.
- Mother Teresa
Following Jesus is simple, but not easy. Love until it hurts, and then love more.
- Mother Teresa
We go wherever God leads whenever God moves us...because we love His glory more than we love our lives.
- David Platt
Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.
- William Barclay