Quotes About Altruism

True love does not pay attention to the evil it suffers. It rejoices in doing good.

It is easy to do things for our own families and loved ones, but to give of our substance for the stranger who is in need is the real test of our charity and love for our fellowmen.

There is no love which does not become help.

Love . . . [is] a lack of personal selfishness.

When you connect with a cause, it's like falling in love.

Love is perfect kindness.

Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I want you to be the first in moral excellence. I want you to be the first in generosity.

You know what love is? It is all kindness, generosity.

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the other.... The whole purpose of life is to live by love.

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love.

Real love doesn't seek to acquire. It gives itself away. Its very nature is that of surrender, service, and generosity.

There is no love without sacrifices.

Your giving and searching for ways to give is Love in action. This is the evidence of Spirit at work.

Charity isn't about pity, it is about love.

Caregiving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached.

Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

Love everybody, serve everybody.

Love knows no pain, no sacrifice is too much for it; it is an absolute one-pointed state of mind toward the well-being of the other person who is called lover or beloved.

Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.

Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others.

Love does not take away from one in order to give to another.

What is the mark of love for your neighbor? Not to seek what is for your own benefit, but what is for the benefit of the one loved, both in body and in soul.

YOU know, I may have to be born again, you see, I have fallen in love with mankind.