Quotes about Selflessness

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

I've always dreamed about playing for a team that's unselfish.

No matter how tired you are, no matter how physically exhausting this work may be, it's beautiful to bring a smile into someone's life, to care for someone in need. What greater joy can there be?

You may be exhausted with work, you may even kill yourself, but unless your work is interwoven with love, it is useless. To work without love is slavery.

Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead

In our good works nothing is our own.

Work without love is slavery.

A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.

Have you ever wished you didn't have to give or serve?

Do you beg to give away your resources? Are you working passionately to find ways to bless others? This is a sign of true generosity.

Jesus is not a vending machine that dispenses what we want to feel good about ourselves. He is the Holy One who comes to cleanse us, fill us, and change us. He does not do this according to our agendas. He will not serve our wayward needs. He loves us too much to merely make us happy. He comes to make us holy. There will be many occasions when he will not give us what we think we need, but rather, he will give us what he knows we need.

I don't want to see him alone. He says things that annoy me. He gives me good advice. Lord Henry smiled. People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.