Quotes About Altruism

The better life rests less on the prohibitions of the Ten Commandments and more on the parable of the Good Samaritan and the Golden Rule.

I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it.

The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.

The problem with comedy audiences - it's like the Coliseum - when they see someone struggling, they don't feel altruistic towards them. They feel slightly repulsed by it.

I believe in God. I believe in doing the right thing. I believe in helping people if I can.

I want to make sure I do the right thing for society.

Giving back is something that comes from the heart to me. It's not that I do it because it's the right thing: I do it because I want do it.

When you give, give from the place of the heart because it is the right thing to do, not the easy thing to do.

When you do the right thing, but not to any particular person, we instinctively feel that we have earned some sort of pay back. Since no-one will do that for us, we opt for self-service reciprocation.

If you believe that people are basically good, and you remove obstacles, then they'll do the right thing by each other.

I think you've still got to try to be good, day-to-day. You see a granny, you hold the door open for her. You just try to do the right thing. I don't know if that makes you a saint or the greatest guy in the world, but trying is a start.

Giving back to those who are less fortunate shows great character and is the right thing to do.

I don't do things to be rewarded. I help people because it's the right thing to do.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

While I've had so many different jobs - I've worked in law, I've worked in government, I've run for office - there's a common theme. The theme for my entire life has been about giving back.

Feeling a little sorry for yourself? Do something nice for someone else. Particularly someone you don't know. That will put you right.

It's not what you get in life that will make you whole, but what you give.

Concentrate on the good you can do and don't gnaw on the hopeless cases. It'll just make you sad.

One of the best ways to help the world is to never be a burden to it. Give money, give time, give love, and make sure you give yourself a little to spare so you're not the one in need.

When I die, this is the only gold that will go with me. What does one take after death? Just one's good deeds and the love of others.

It is better to proceed with one's duty in the service of others than wallow in the pain attachments bring

If everyone, including himself, loved as they should love, they would love God more than they loved themselves and their passions.

closeness to one another and in their obligations to one another. The same love that members of a family feel for one another can be felt by these people for all others, especially for those who are terribly in need of help. Is this not possible?

To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try.