Quotes About Altruism

Roark smiled, Gail, if this boat were sinking, I'd give my life to save you. Not because it's any kind of duty. Only because I like you, for reasons and standards of my own. I could die for you. But I couldn't and wouldn't live for you.

Sacrifice is the surrender of that which you value in favor of which you dont

Do not consider Collectivists as sincere but deluded idealists. The proposal to enslave some men for the sake of others is not an ideal; brutality is not idealistic, no matter what its purpose. Do not ever say that the desire to do good by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.

Aren't they all acting on a selfish motive—to be noticed, liked, admired?" "—by others. At the price of their own self-respect. In the realm of greatest importance—the realm of values, of judgment, of spirit, of thought—they place others above self, in the exact manner which altruism demands. A truly selfish man cannot be affected by the approval of others. He doesn't need it.

The virtue involved in helping those one loves is not 'selflessness' or 'sacrifice,' but integrity.

We have lied to ourselves. We have not built this box for the good of our brothers. We built it for its own sake. It is above all our brothers to us, and its truth above their truth.

Those who start by saying: 'It is selfish to pursue your own wishes, you must sacrifice them to the wishes of others'—end up by saying: 'It is selfish to uphold your convictions, you must sacrifice them to the convictions of others.

Charity must be voluntary.

We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist through, by and for our brothers who are the State. Amen.

You Get Out Of A Valley Sooner When You Manage To Get Outside Of Yourself: At Work, By Being Of Greater Service, And In Life, By Being More Loving.

Por ir a ayudar a una vecina gravemente enferma y a sus dos niños pequeños, se ganó este comentario de un jemer rojo: «No es su deber ayudarla, al contrario, esto demuestra que todavía tiene usted piedad y sentimientos de amistad. Hay que renunciar a esos sentimientos y extirpar de su mente las inclinaciones individualistas. Y ahora, vuelva a su casa»

That person who helps others simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed without a doubt, a real superhero.

Nie wystarczy, by?my byli szcz??liwi - trzeba jeszcze, by nieszcz??liwi byli inni!

Wisdom that neglects method leads to excessive introversion and an inability to effectively communicate with others. Method without wisdom can produce well-intentioned but naive and superficial acts of altruism that alleviate merely the symptoms of suffering without tackling the root cause of the problem.

one who loves himself should not harm others.

As ??ntideva puts it in the Bodhicary?vat?ra: When both myself and others Are similar in that we wish to be happy, What is so special about me? Why do I strive for my happiness alone? And when both myself and others Are similar in that we do not wish to suffer, What is so special about me? Why do I protect myself and not others?

It's strange the times people choose to be generous.

It's strange the times people choose to be generous.

If you bring forth what is within you it will save you. Yes. But this saving is not just for you. It is for the common good.

That's the bravest thing, I think: not to be brave for yourself but for a buddy when it gets you nothing and costs you everything.

WHEN THE POWER OF LOVE IS STRONGER THAN THE LOVE OF POWER, THE WORLD WILL KNOW PEACE—JIMI HENDRIX.

I did something good for you just now. Before the sun goes down tonight, I want you to pass it on.

They are surprised that he did it, though, which shows you that the male mind expects very little in the way of altruism from it's fellows.

Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful