Quotes About Altruism

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

I will take a pie in the face any time for a worthy cause.

If we try to secure the well-being of others, we will, at the same time, create the conditions for our own.

Say that our lives are measured not by gain but by giving.

Our lives are measured not by gain but by giving.

Say that our lives are measured not by gain but by giving." The half-elf started to reply, but the Forestmaster interrupted.

Pity, mercy, compassion." "That's all, I'm afraid," said Alfred. "That is everything," said the phantasm.

He used to say that sinning was not about the bad things you'd done and regretted but about the failure to do what you should have done. Especially for others.' She

If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all thou hast and give it all to poor and then sue[8] me and thou shalt have treasure in heaven.

Ma propre vie ne me préoccupait plus : je pouvais de nouveau penser au reste des hommes.

It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.

I surrender myself, that I might be used in bringing the end of suffering to all

I dedicate my work today to the furtherance of all things good.

That reservoir of goodness beyond and of another kind that we are able to do for each other in the ordinary cause of things.

It is one of the best traits of good people that they love where they pity. And this is truer of women than of men. So they get themselves drawn into situations that are harmful to them. I have seen this happen many, many times. I have always had trouble finding a way to caution against it. Since it is, in a word, Christlike

It is one of the best traits of good people that they love where they pity.

I believe in friendship and I'm willing to show my friendship first.

Resultó desconcertante para muchos lectores de La riqueza de las naciones descubrir que no es el altruismo ni la caridad, sino más bien el egoísmo, el motor del progreso:

Among the colonizers there would be not only altruists such as Dr. Livingstone but abusive scoundrels as well, but in the final analysis, the benefits would far outweigh the harm. Life in Africa was showing him that things were not as clear as they had been in theory. In

the gospel is never about seeking our own comfort

Self-sacrifice is a hallmark of healthy church life.

Do all the good you can / By all the means you can / In all the ways you can / In all the places you can / At all the times you can / To all the people you can / As long as ever you can. —JOHN WESLEY

Randy Alcorn reminds us of "the Jerusalem converts who eagerly sold their possessions to give to the needy (Acts 2:45; 4:32–35).

Doctor: 'I am not a hero. Robin Hood: 'Well, neither am I, but if we both keep pretending to be, perhaps others will be heroes in our name. Perhaps we will both be stories and may those stories never end.