Quotes about Selflessness

blessing. • When you consider your level of willingness to give of yourself, does it reveal more contentment or discontentment residing

We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we don't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining; they just shine. —D. L. MOODY (1837—1899)

My kids have so much, and it's the only way I can teach them that there is a responsibility to their life that comes with being lucky. You give some of yourself to others.

To work for the team and for the success of the team. That is more important than one ego.

We only have what we give.

He must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30 KJV).

God will not cooperate with prayers of mere self-interest, or prayers that come from impure motives.

True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve

The true leader is concerned primarily with the welfare of others, not with his own comfort or prestige. He shows sympathy for the problems of others, but his sympathy fortifies and stimulates; it does not soften and make weak. A spiritual leaders will always direct the confidence of others to the Lord. he sees in each emergency a new opportunity for helpfulness (152).

the best use of one's life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. Life's value is not its duration but its donation—not how long we live but how fully and how well.1

Humility is also a hallmark of the spiritual leader. Christ told His disciples to turn away from the pompous attitudes of the oriental despots, and instead take on the lowly bearing of the servant (Matthew 20:25-27). As in ancient days, so today humility is least admired in political and business circles. But no bother! The spiritual leader will choose the hidden path of sacrificial service and approval of the Lord over the flamboyant self-advertising of the world.

True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you.