Quotes About Altruism

Success unshared is failure.

I am convinced that success is not measured by what you get out of life, but by what you give back.

Being kind is the most important thing I've ever been taught. That's what my parents always told me - more important than ambition or success is being kind to people. The cornerstone of my life. What I aspire to is to be kind.

I wish for a world where success is measured not by what we take nor by what we get. Just by what we give. And who we become.

Successful givers secure their oxygen masks before coming to the assistance of others. Although their motives may be less purely altruistic, their actions prove more altruistic, because they give more.

I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.

The origin of all revolutions and corruption, and the spur and source of all base morals are just two sayings: The First Saying: 'So long as I'm full, what is it to me if others die of hunger?' The Second Saying: 'You suffer hardship so that I can live in ease; you work so that I can eat.'

I never want to see anyone suffer for any reason.

I suffered too much and I want to stop the suffering of other people.

We all need to realize that there are people out there who may be suffering and we all need to try to do our part to relieve that suffering when we can.

Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering.

All of our energy should be in sacrifice and services. Suffering, at least.

Alleviation of suffering is my fundamental principle.

I think I get angry when people cause serious suffering or don't alleviate suffering when they could.

Whether or not one has won the Nobel Prize, each of us living in contact with our fellowmen feels a joint responsibility for all forms of suffering, both physical and moral.

The idea of giving your talent for free in order to save lives seemed like the most sensible thing anyone's ever suggested.

We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing exists.

The word that best sums up this team is sacrifice.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

It seems to me that the only way one can be helpful is to extend one's hand to someone else involuntarily, and without ever knowing how useful this will be.

Love, and you shall be loved.

It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.

One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no person can help another without helping themselves