#selfless

I always tell my kids to cut a sandwich in half right when you get it, and the first thought you should have is somebody else. You only ever need half a burger. ↗

— Louis C.K.

#sandwich #selflessness #food

In spite of his mildness and timidity in reproving, every one about him knew that on the exceptional occasions when he chose, he was absolute. He never, indeed, chose to be absolute except on some one else’s behalf. ↗

— George Eliot

#selflessness #life

Even the smallest act of caring for another person is like a drop of water -it will make ripples throughout the entire pond... ↗

— Jessy and Bryan Matteo

#helping-others #love #peace #selflessness #love

if your love is only a will to possess, its not love ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#love

In the beginning, the price of giving great love is risking that it won't be returned. Until you understand, of course, that great love is always returned. With interest. ↗

— Mike Dooley

#true-love #love

When I give, I give myself ↗

— Walt Whitman

#love

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it'. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

#wonder

Perhaps the strongest evidence that women have as broad and deep a capacity for physical aggression as men is anecdotal. And as with men, this capacity has expressed itself in acts from the brave to the brutal, the selfless to the senseless. ↗

— Katherine Dunn

#aggression #anecdotal #brave #broad #brutal

Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not just our little selves. ↗

— Nina Hagen

#just #little #need #our #people

A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares. ↗

— Debi Mazar

#cares #deeply #generous #give #help