Quotes About Altruism

The single most valuable human trait, the one quality every schoolchild and adult should be taught to nurture, is, quite simply, kindness.

Courage is a decision you make to act in a way that works through your own fear for the greater good as opposed to pure self-interest. Courage means putting at risk your immediate self-interest for what you believe is right.

The only reason why we are always having the doctrine of original sin instilled into us, in one form or another, is that the artificial conditions of the super-tribe keep on working against our biological altruism, and it needs all the help it can get.

We like to think of this as the conquest of bestial weaknesses by the powers of intellectual altruism, as if ethics and morality were some kind of modern invention. If this were really true, it is doubtful if we would be here today to proclaim it. If we did not carry in us the basic biological urge to co-operate with our fellow men, we would never have survived as a species.

The Ramayana has never been a tale of Ram's life. It is a tale of how Ram lived for others. By retelling his tale, storytellers hope to inspire themselves and others to live as Ram did.

there can be no dharma without the spirit of generosity. Without genuine love, laws and rules are worthless.

Dharma is all about helping the helpless.

There is great joy in satisfying oneself,' said Hanuman. 'But there is greater joy when we satisfy ourselves by satisfying others. Still greater joy when we do not need satisfaction. And even more joy, when despite not needing satisfaction, we provide satisfaction to others.

Grace—gifts given without being earned and with no expectation of return—

Sometimes bad things happen when you try to do something good.

You're supposed to help people, even if it's hard to do. Especially if it's hard to do.

You should not face the world if you are unable to give to the world

Mais je n'ai jamais su être égoïste longtemps – peut-être parce que je n'ai rien à défendre. J'ai

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure.

The Church is the Church only when it exists for others...not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.

No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy.

Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.

The church is church only when it is there for others.

Human love is directed to the other person for his own sake, spiritual love loves him for Christ's sake.

Genuine love is always self-forgetful in the true sense of the word.

Those who seek their own honor are no longer seeking God and their neighbor.

Self-centered love loves the other for the sake of itself; spiritual love loves the other for the sake of Christ.

Work is only an instrument in the hand of God for the purification of Christians from all self-centeredness and self-seeking. The work of the world can be done only where a person forgets himself, where he loses himself in a cause...

The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.