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1 " When we're constantly thinking about ourselves, our world shrinks. "
― Seth Adam Smith , Your Life Isn't for You: A Selfish Person's Guide to Being Selfless
2 " Abundance in life is achieved only when we tear down walls and fill our lives with light. "
3 " In lifting another person, we also lift ourselves. "
4 " Our joy in life is inexorably determined by the degree to which we love. "
5 " We can achieve the fullest measure of life by living it for others. "
6 " Love is what freed me from the cell of my selfishness. "
7 " I have learned that I always feel happier and healthier when I offer genuine love to other people. "
8 " Like small seeds, small deeds can make a big difference. "
9 " You don't lose yourself being selfless—you find yourself. "
10 " A garden is beautiful only when it is filled with people; they determine its beauty "
11 " The only thing that matters is that you learn to love people. If you learn to love the people you are serving, then everything will just fall into place. "
12 " The truth is, our ability to love is the very thing that can help lift people out of the darkest corners of their heart. "
13 " I had chosen to push people out of my life. I had chosen to build a wall around my heart. And if I had decided to build the wall around my heart, then I could also decide to tear it down. The choice was mine. Would I continue to take my life for myself, or would I give it away to others? And if I chose to give it away, where would I begin? "
14 " Within every person is a seed of greatness. "
15 " In its essence, light is whatever encourages us to reach higher. Light can overcome winter, chase away darkness, and help us to see things more clearly. There is no progression without light. "
16 " I do know that the only thing that matters is that you learn to love people. "
17 " The more we grow to love people, the more we understand that our lives are the most beautiful when they are filled with people. "
18 " What other people—what other added moments of life—had I denied myself because I decided to build a wall? "
19 " You can’t know everything, but you can love. So just love.’” So "
20 " You can’t know everything, but you can love. So just love. "