Quotes about Selflessness

Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.

I love him better than myself, Ellen; and I know it by this: I pray every night that I may live after him; because I would rather be miserable than that he should be: that proves I love him better than myself.' 'Good words,' I replied.  'But deeds must prove it also; and after he is well, remember you don't forget resolutions formed in the hour of fear.

you should not wait for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do your duty; but do good of your own accord.

Why should women not be a martyr for her cause?

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

I don't measure my performances in goals any more, it's more important that my team-mates see how hard I work for them.

My love is not measured in reciprocity. That's not the way I learned love.

I want these medals to be for everyone, not just myself.

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

You don't have love without sacrifice; you can't have sacrifice without love.

Other than scoring touchdowns, that's probably the thing that makes me the most happy. Helping other people.

And so, this was the final major theme we found: that when a group of people, no matter how small or ordinary, was willing to die out to their selfish desires, the life which came out of that death was immeasurable, and continued to affect lives far into the future.