Quotes About Altruism

It was understandable, then, that the worth of a person was not measured in the things he or she owned, but in the deeds done on behalf of others.

growing up is about growing in wisdom and virtue and learning to curtail our selfishness so that we can give ourselves more selflessly to others.

give you a life for selflessness," the former WindClan leader announced. "Use it well in the service of your Clan.

No." Gray Wing blinked. "Clear Sky was never greedy. In the mountains he gave his food up for Fluttering Bird. No cat changes that much.

I give you a life for sympathy and understanding," she murmured. "Use it well for the weakest in your Clan, and for all others who need your help and protection." Swiftstar hardly gave Leafdapple time to receive that life before he strode up and touched noses with her. "I give you a life for selflessness," the former WindClan leader announced. "Use it well in the service of your Clan.

I think perfect love is any time you love unconditionally, without selfish intent, without concern for personal gain.

The essence of morality must be found in a careful attention to, and an attentive care for, others.

Her instinct was always to act out of kindness and generosity instead of self-interest. She was a better person than me, and I was a better person when I was around her.

The I recognizes itself in the other, following the age-old wisdom, "Thou art that." This other may be a lover, or it may be a brother, a fellow sufferer, or a defenseless neighbor. By helping in this manner, the I also benefits itself in the eternal. And with this the basic order of the universe is confirmed.

Only a miracle can save us from such whirlpools. This miracle has happened, even countless times, when a man stepped out of the lifeless numbers to extend a helping hand to others.

Help someone, you earn a friend. Help someone too much, you make an enemy.

Though it sometimes looks like a rich man will never help the poor; whereas the poor people will give away everything they has to help somebody who ain't got nothing. That's how it looks to me. Don't seem like it ought to be that way, but I reckon the rich ain't got no time to fool with us poor folks.

Except that when it came to choosing between smiles and thanks on the one hand, and the good of society on the other, this driver knew what it had to be.

Thinking that we have to always burn our candle at both ends in order to benefit others is perhaps the greatest idiot compassion of all.

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves.

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something outside ourselves.

Getters don't get--givers get.

Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person.

If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself.

I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You'll never — I promise — regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we're at our worst. Our Father is kind; you be kind.

All sorts of risk-benefit analyses and models of herd immunity tend to produce the conclusion that vaccination benefits the individual as well as the public. When Harvard researchers recently used game theory to build a mathematical model of vaccination behavior during an influenza epidemic, they found that even "a population of self-interested people can defeat an epidemic." No altruism is required.

When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.