Quotes About Altruism

Never resist a generous impulse.

Continue practice into everyday life with a single meditation, always keeping in mind the intention to help others in all activities, eating, dressing, sleeping, walking, or sitting.

I do know without fear of contradiction what the definition of life is and it is 12 words long. 'Life is defined by how much you improve the lives of others.'

What's interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.

Life has a way of shining on people who stand in the sunshine of kind actions.

You get most things in life not by taking, but by giving.

Our prime purpose in life is to serve others.

It is beautiful, beautiful to give; one of the very most beautiful things in life.

Life itself is selfless giving. We're not given this life just for own amusement and pleasures.

Maybe getting more isn't the answer to life. Maybe it's giving.

Can I live a life, daily life, without sense of self-concern?

When life is kicking others in the teeth, Become a dentist.

Truly, only acting without thought of one's life is superior to valuing one's life.

He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others.

In my own life, I do not live like an effective altruist. An effective altruist would really disapprove of my life. I don't give enough to charity and I still have both my kidneys.

Affirmation of the world, which means affirmation of the will-to-live that manifests itself around me, is only possible if I devote myself to other life.

There is an invariable law that the only way to keep the real things of life is by sharing them or giving them away.

The value of a life is determined by what we give away.

large part of our purpose in life is to be of service to the rest of us.

My parents taught my sister and me the importance of giving back and making a difference in another person's life.

Even Charles Darwin, that human decoder ring of bizarre behavior, found the idea of saving a stranger's life to be a total head-scratcher.

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another.

The competition between the two forces can be succinctly expressed as follows: Within groups selfish individuals beat altruistic individuals, but groups of altruists beat groups of selfish individuals. Or, risking oversimplification, individual selection promoted sin, while group selection promoted virtue.

Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.