Selfless Service Quotes

“When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Of all public figures and benefactors of mankind, no one is loved by history more than the literary patron. Napoleon was just a general of forgotten battles compared with the queen who paid for Shakespeare's meals and beer in the tavern. The statesman who in his time freed the slaves, even he has a few enemies in posterity, whereas the literary patron has none. We thank Gaius Maecenas for the nobility of soul we attribute to Virgil; but he isn’t blamed for the selfishness and egocentricity that the poet possessed. The patron creates 'literature through altruism,' something not even the greatest genius can do with a pen.”
― Roman Payne

“...Ponnammal set the example for the others by quietly doing what they did not care to do. Her spirit created a new climate in the place, and the time came when there was not one nurse who would refuse to do whatever needed to be done.”
― Elisabeth Elliot, A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael

“[He] seemed to possess, beneath it all, an immutable sense of self-assurance, but in addition to that, the look of a man ensnared by what he perceived to be his own Duty. A Duty that effervesced inside of him impatiently, dry at the mouth, shaking feverishly, and holding its breath in anticipation for—not his action, but in fact—the fruits of his actions, however distant these may have been. The goal was to satiate its thirst in as few moves as possible, instilling each action with an almost implied necessity for having a motive by which it must exist, which is to say that no action was to be wasted for anything, but only for that which was rooted in some definable and clear-cut purpose...Every action had to be a step in some direction and there could be no dillydallying, for Duty bubbling in the bloodstream for too long brought with it a kind of sickness...from which it was difficult to recover. Neither could there be any reconsideration, for the values to which one has sworn were unassailable and beyond the powers of one individual to reassess. And so, Duty, once instilled, must be allowed to carry on unabated, diverting sustenance away from other aspects of one’s character—driving them to a weakened state, brow-beaten by circumstances beyond their immediate control and relegated to their own downtrodden acquiescence to the bravado of the Parasitic Superego, and, as such, cognizant of their growing superfluity.”
― Ashim Shanker, Don't Forget to Breathe

“Embrace the Christ-like character of selfless service and servant leadership; As a teacher, true transformation unfolds when students are guided to become the best versions of themselves.”
― Norbertus Krisnu Prabowo

“We are the God,
We are the Goblins.
Amidst fanatic foolery
we are divine lightning.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Struggle in the streets,
struggle in the beaches,
only then you shall know,
what suits the humans,
what suits the leeches.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“To serve is to be human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

“There is no messiah, only mind taking care of mind. There is no savior, only soul taking care of soul.”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“Quieres vivir para siempre,
Walk like un buen ayudante.
Anybody can take, take, and take,
My motto is to give my life away.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown

“The world cares not about your pain,
still can you care for the world's pain?
In a paradigm paved by and for psychopaths,
can you be the glaringly anomalous love-lane?”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown

“The greatest wisdom is service.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“Reformer holds no allegiance to ideology,
Reformer holds no allegiance to culture.
Reformer doesn't have such primitive luxury,
Reformer's sight draws the humanitarian picture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“I exist, when you exist – as the absolute epitome of humanness possible.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“I don’t want your allegiance – I want your annihilation – your absolute apocalyptic annihilation – for the ascension of humanity!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“Integration 101: I don't exist.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“Breath sacrificed is first breath of life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“Life lived for self is goods,
Life lived for others is gift.
Time spent on self is product,
Time spent on others is present.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn

“Mission over Recognition (The Sonnet)

Let me show you what is
action without expectation!
What is it to do your duty,
without regard for recognition!

Quite often I lose count of my works,
Yet I've never had a fancy book launch.
I write in silence, I release in silence,
I have no relation to praise and applause.

I am the peak of humanitarian literature,
All without an ounce of support or award.
I am not a writer, I am world reformer,
My first concern is an integrated world.

Whatever happens next, know that it had
nothing to do with the making of a mission.
It's easy to bask in the glory of the sun,
not so much to fuel solar combustion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets

“I don't do anything for reward,
I do everything as a record,
a record of conviction -
a record of resilience -
a record of thunder -
a record of sentience.

My life is a repository
of what is possible if you put
your petty tribalisms aside.
I leave this repository
in your capable hands -
draw from it as you will -
put it to use as you deem fit.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yüz Şiirlerin Yüzüğü (Ring of 100 Poems, Bilingual Edition): 100 Turkish Poems with Translations

“Rise my lions, roar my lions!
Prayers are flooding in -
who'll bring reliance!”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“The yardstick of spiritual maturity is seen in the greatness and value of one's selfless service and the livingness of daily virtues.”
― Master Del Pe, Hidden Dangers of Meditation and Yoga: How to Play with Your Sacred Fires Safely

“Maximum benefit in harvesting good karma results from a donation that has the greatest influence on world evolution and human development for the longest period of time and for the largest number of the beneficiaries, human or otherwise.”
― Master Del Pe, The Third Eye: A Universal Secret Revealed

“In crisis, a civilian wonders, how can I save my family - a politician wonders, how can I save myself - a humanitarian wonders, how can I save the world!”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Lives to serve before I sleep, service is my salvation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Lives to serve before I sleep,
Service is my salvation.
Wounds to heal before I sleep,
Selfless joy brings illumination.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Humanitarianism is civilization.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“Anybody can be gifted because anybody can be a gift to others.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“An activist is always broke,
a philanthropist is always rich.
That's the difference between
service and a publicity stunt.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Little Planet on The Prairie: Dunya Benim, Sorumluluk Benim

“Live as a lamp, not a lamb.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Azad Earth Army: When The World Cries Blood