Quotes about Selflessness

Our sacrifice is greater than his, cried Rilla passionately. Our boys give only themselves. We give them.

Can I help you? said Jane. Though Jane herself had no inkling of it, those words were the keynote of her character. Any one else would probably have said, What is the matter? But Jane always wanted to help: and, though she was too young to realize it, the tragedy of her little existence was that nobody ever wanted her help.

Mr. Leonard thought rightly that the highest work to which any man could be called was a life of service to his fellows; but he made the mistake of supposing the field of service much narrower than it is—of failing to see that a man may minister to the needs of humanity in many different but equally effective ways.

How sad it is when someone comes to you looking for Jesus and all they see is you.

If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give.

Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.

Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.

The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace. And peace begins with a smile.

Almost every day brings opportunities to perform unselfish acts for others. Such acts are unlimited and can be as simple as a kind word, a helping hand, or a gracious smile.

As long as man sees religion as a source of satisfaction for his own needs, it is not God whom he serves but his own self.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure.