Selflessness Quotes

"When someone else's happiness is your happiness, that is love" "To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance." "The only way of knowing a person is by loving them without hope" "A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves." "Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time." "Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have so to speak pawned a part of their narcissism." "At the height of being in love the boundary between ego and object threatens to melt away." "The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom." "Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God." "Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings." "Give, even if you only have a little." "Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." "I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot." "Would you become a pilgrim on the road of love? The first condition is that you make yourself humble as dust and ashes." "When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself." "Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' " "Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self." "Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you." "Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier." "A life not lived for others is not a life."