Quotes About Altruism

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

The good we do to others is spoilt unless we efface ourselves so completely that those we help have no sense of inferiority.

Esistono poi degli individui nati mercenari che non fanno alcun bene agli amici o ai parenti per il fatto che è dovuto; mentre dal fare un piacere a sconosciuti, traggono un pizzico d'amor proprio: più il cerchio dei loro affetti è vicino, meno amano; più si allarga, più diventano premurosi.

It always pays to be generous with that which costs you nothing.

What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness.

Disliking humanity in general, she was one of those excessively tender-hearted people who are greatly moved by the troubles of complete strangers, in which she sometimes imagined herself playing a noble part.

princes are instituted by God not to seek their own gain but the common good of the people.

If you have something to give -- throw it out of the window; The one who needs it will come along with eyes bent on the ground.

Anonymity is the truest heroism .

Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them.

This isn't 'I do something for you, you do something for me'. This is hard-core friendship. Varsity level. This is me asking you to do something for me without getting anything in return. This is friendship, Howie.

The good which every man, who follows after virtue, desires for himself he will also desire for other men...

Those who are governed by reason desire nothing for themselves which they do not desire for the rest of humankind.

The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.

We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.

When you give, you receive.

Measure yourself and your success by what you give to others, not what you receive in return.

Give and ye shall receive.

The way myself and my brothers have been brought up is that you don't give to receive, you give to give, and that is the way life is.

You have to give to be able to receive.

To give is one of the greatest gifts one could ever receive.

It is difficult to help a man without hurting his pride. Everyone wants to be a giver and not a receiver.

It's always a good feeling when you can help instead of just receiving help.

I always want to be a person who challenges herself to be a better person and spends her time giving rather than receiving.