Quotes about Selflessness

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained

Husbands and wives, recognize that in marriage you have become one flesh. If you live for your private pleasure at the expense of your spouse, you are living against yourself and destroying your joy. But if you devote yourself with all your heart to the holy joy of your spouse, you will also be living for your joy and making a marriage after the image of Christ and His church.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

Be the spouse you wish to have.

The world is full of angels; if you can't find one, be one.

What you seek for others you find for yourself.

A man is too insignificant to be preoccupied with his failures. All of the energy he has is required for attending to the loneliness, the pain, the needs of others.

Love is a willingness to sacrifice.

Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.

Far from being a way to achieve success, ease, and comfort, Christianity calls us to live a life that forgets self and focuses on being God's instrument to show his love to others.

Agape love is the decision to keep loving and seeking the best for someone even when we don't feel like it, even when that person sins against us.

We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.