Quotes about Selflessness
As a pastor, I am bound by a divine command to give my life for those whom I love, and that includes all Salvadorans, even those who are going to kill me.
— Oscar Romero
I love my kids. But I don't give them the burden of being the source of my love.
— Tony Robbins
If I myself dominate myself, if my thoughts revolve round myself, if I am so occupied with myself I rarely have "a heart at leisure from itself," then I know nothing of Calvary love.
— Amy Carmichael
Love isn't what I have the opportunity to get from this world. Love is what I have the opportunity to give.
— Lysa TerKeurst
If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with His love.
— Charles Spurgeon
The only way to retain love is to give it away.
— Elbert Hubbard
If the ultimate, the hardest, cannot be asked of me; if my fellows hesitate to ask it and turn to someone else, then I know nothing of Calvary love.
— Amy Carmichael
True love does not pay attention to the evil it suffers. It rejoices in doing good.
— Pope Francis
Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. Grace is love coming at you that has nothing to do with you. Grace is being loved when you are unlovable.
— Tullian Tchividjian
Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I want you to be the first in moral excellence. I want you to be the first in generosity.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Charity isn't about pity, it is about love.
— Mother Teresa
Extravagant love is never wasted.
— Bob Goff