“O my God, teach me to be generousto serve you as you deserve to be servedto give without counting the costto fight without fear of being woundedto work without seeking restand to spend myself without expecting any rewardbut the knowledge that I am doing your holy will.Amen”

“Lord, teach me to be generous;Teach me to serve you as you deserve;To give and not to count the cost;To fight and not to heed the wounds;To toil, and not to seek for rest;To labor, and not to ask for reward - except to know that I am doing your will.”

“To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.”

“To give, and not to count the costto fight, and not to heed the wounds,to toil, and not to seek for rest,to labor, and not to ask for any reward,save that of knowing that we do thy will”

“I must be without remorse or regrets as I am without excuse; for from the instant of my upsurge into being, I carry the weight of the world by myself alone without help, engaged in a world for which I bear the whole responsibility without being able, whatever I do, to tear myself away from this responsibility for an instant.”

“First-class religion teaches one how to love God without any motive. If I serve God for some profit, that is business-not love.”