14 quotes
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country, is the jewel of the kingdom.”
— Sun Tzu
“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return.”
— Kabir
“My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.”
— Aristotle
“If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own”
— Charlotte Bronte
“To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature.”
— Adam Smith
“Rivers do not drink their own water. Trees do not eat their own fruit. The sun does not shine on itself.”
— Pope Francis
“Silence is not the absence of sound but the absence of self”
— Anthony de Mello
“The best thing about family life is that it forces you to grow and love beyond yourself.”
— Dorothy Day
“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”
— Lao Tzu
“The greatest achievement is selflessness”
— Atisha
“Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.”
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“The person who lives in vain, lives for himself alone.”
— Publilius Syrus
“Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.”
— Confucius
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