Quotes About Altruism

Just remember, sometimes people will put you ahead of themselves. It does happen. (Leta) Yeah, the whole world is just rainbows and puppies. Boy Scouts really do help old ladies cross the street without mugging them and no one ever ignores a trauma victim's screams. (Aiden)

Because I took an oath to help people. To protect them from The League and any corrupt government. (Devyn) Yeah, and I know people better than to believe that for even an instant. Altruism is dead. People use and they take until you're nothing but a bleeding corpse on the ground at their feet. (Alix)

For every act of cruelty mankind is capable of, they're just as capable of kindness.(Leta)

If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life's inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

Your motivation should be sincere and your life should be of benefit to some people. That is the main thing. Don't care after my death.

You live your life and it ends quite quickly and all you can do with it is pass it on decently to someone else. Whether directly or indirectly, behave decently to other people.

In that moment she learnt one of the greatest secrets of life: It is often easier to fight for others than it is for yourself.

If you were to write your life motto, what would it say? Look out for number one? Or look out for the needs of others?

Gratitude free of compassion is selfishness. It is nothing more than being happy for what has been done to benefit you.

My whole life I've been an over-giver. My general operating policy has always been, 'If it belongs to me, don't worry: You can have it!'

Where unity and self-sacrifice are indispensable for the normal functioning of society, everyday life is likely to be either religiofied (common tasks turned into holy causes) or militarized.

If your're not having a very good time with your life, its because you haven't done much for others. You may have done many things but you havent done much for those around you.

One day after many, many lifetimes, we get wise. We decide that the fun in life is to give.

As you pass through this life, have you done all that you really wish to for others?

Be concerned with the welfare of others without any sense of self-importance that one is better because one meditates or leads a certain type of life.

What could I do with $1 million? What can I do with the satisfaction that I perhaps today helped somebody to have a better life. That's real reward. The million dollars, nothing.

If life becomes hard, soften it with random acts of kindness.

We should all spend some time of our life doing service to our country. To me, I would give up a couple of years.

Your life is your own, your glory is your glory, but you will lose it if you keep it for yourself. Grasp it for the sake of others.

In the end, what really matters? Only kindness. Only making somebody a little happier for your presence.

No matter how you decide to spend a little more time on your gestures of giving, the point is just quite simply that you do.

He gives before he is asked.

In a nutshell, when life is pleasant, think of others. When life is a burden, think of others.

If we're going to live an ethical life, it's not enough just to follow the thou-shalt-nots. … If we have enough, we have to share some of that with people who have so little.