Selflessness Quotes

"Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?" "The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation" "Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed." "You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place" "I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember" "Be good to people for no reason" "You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving" "Make a difference about something other than yourselves" "Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action." "The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love" "What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other" "The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance." "Four or five moments - that's all it takes to be a hero" "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him" "Rivers do not drink their own water Trees do not eat their own fruit The sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves Living for others is a rule of nature We are all born to help each other" "The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself the more energy you will have" "Generosity is the best investment" "Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much." "We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society" "When you have children, you realize you need to make decisions for the betterment of your family, not just yourself"