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Quotes About Altruism

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple effect with no logical end.
~ Scott Adams
A glass poured on the ground for a stranger without friends.
~ Scott Lynch
The ten critical psychological elements and characteristics of resilience that Charney has identified are optimism, altruism, having a moral compass or set of beliefs that cannot be shattered, faith and spirituality, humor, having a role model, social supports, facing fear (or leaving one's comfort zone), having a mission or meaning in life, and practice in meeting and overcoming challenges.
~ Scott Stossel
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Mark 10:43–45 NIV)
~ Scotty Smith
There's a whole economy of kindness Possible in the world; befriend a friend And the chance of it's increased and multiplied.
~ Seamus Heaney
Let me educate you In one short sentence. War has an appetite For human goodness but it won't touch the bad.
~ Seamus Heaney
It is impossible for me to waste my time in helping another person.
~ Wayne Dyer
We must bring light to as many people as possible. Who has time to indulge in self-pity or guilt? In advanced self-giving you have no time for this. You just push these emotions out.
~ Frederick Lenz
Be kind, be loving, be generous. Give of yourself, give of your time and you'll be free. It's the oldest secret, the one thats most often forgotten - and that is to have fun through giving.
~ Frederick Lenz
Self-sacrifice is essential to leadership. You will give, give all the time.
~ Napoleon Hill
Time itself is created through deeds of true kindness.
~ Dara Horn, The World to Come
The first principle from which stems the moral of about all people at all time; it is summarized in this precept: Love thy neighbour as thyself, and: do as you would be done by.
~ African Spir
Because in some men it is in them to give up everything personal at some time, before it ferments and poisons--throw it to some human being or some human idea. They have to.
~ Carson McCullers
Obviously its nice to give your time and especially when there is money being raised. It's rewarding.
~ Chelsea Handler
I think that what we leave behind us is extremely important. I therefore spend a fair amount of time on the charitable front, and someday I hope to spend more time on it.
~ David Bonderman
For a long time, I thought I would like to be a doctor. Such a good profession. So explicitly good. Never a waste of time.
~ Jonathan Safran Foer
Human love is mostly selfishness; all the time it thinks only of the little 'i'. That 'i' is the ego.
~ Sathya Sai Baba
I'll do what I can to promote the greater good. If you can harm one person to save 1,000, I'm gonna do it every f**king time.
~ Sean Patrick Flanery
Until time and space exist... I vow to come back for the benefit of other beings.
~ Tenzin Palmo
That's the great thing about doing good: Anyone can do it, any time, no waiting periods or batteries required.
~ Teresa Nielsen Hayden
There is always a place in the world for those who are willing to give of their time, energy, capital, creativity, and commitment.
~ Tony Robbins
It's nice to do nice things, innit? I'm a nice person, deep down, I do nice things all the time.
~ Liam Gallagher
I tell everybody, I get so much because I give so much. I give freely, I give all my time, give all my money, give all of my soul. I try to motivate people. I try to inspire them.
~ Mr. T
To do good is noble. To tell others to do good is even nobler and much less trouble.
~ Mark Twain