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Selflessness5 quotes
By loving people without cause he discovered indubitable causes for loving them. — Leo Tolstoy · 1869No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor. — Apostle Paul · 55You know very well that love is, above all, the gift of oneself! — Jean Anouilh · 1948To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic. — Alphonse de Lamartine · 1849Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. — Apostle Paul · 62Love3 quotes
By loving people without cause he discovered indubitable causes for loving them. — Leo Tolstoy · 1869You know very well that love is, above all, the gift of oneself! — Jean Anouilh · 1948To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic. — Alphonse de Lamartine · 1849Loving others3 quotes
By loving people without cause he discovered indubitable causes for loving them. — Leo Tolstoy · 1869No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor. — Apostle Paul · 55Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. — Apostle Paul · 62Human nature1 quote
To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic. — Alphonse de Lamartine · 1849Humility1 quote
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. — Apostle Paul · 62Nature of love1 quote
You know very well that love is, above all, the gift of oneself! — Jean Anouilh · 1948