Quotes About Altruism

One can write, think and pray exclusively of others; dreams are all egocentric.

What about compassion? 

It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

Perhaps, this is what love has always been, whether it is for a woman of for a cause -- the readiness to give and not ask for anything in return, the unquestioning willingness to lose everything, even if that loss is as something as precious as life itself.

None will thank me for this, nor anyone will remember. -Istak

Just want to be a footnote in someone else's happiness.

The highest love of all finds its fulfillment not in what it keeps, but in what it gives.

A man may do an immense deal of good, if he does not care who gets the credit for it.

The successful are those who can be saved from their own selfishness.

There is abundant testimony that if we choose love rather than self, we gain immeasurably.

Be the first to give help, and the last to ask for it.

An idealist is someone who helps other people to be prosperous

If abnegation has indeed so many charms for you, why do you fail to practice it in private life? Society will be grateful to you, for someone, at least, will reap the fruit; but to desire to impose it upon mankind as a principle is the very height of absurdity, for the abnegation of all is the sacrifice of all, which is evil erected into a theory.

Les "cœurs sur la main" n'ont pas d'histoire;

Happiness is feeling useful to others.

And besides, you can feel useful to others without necessarily expecting gratitude and still be happy.

Do all the good you can,         By all the means you can,         In all the ways you can,         In all the places you can,         At all the times you can,         To all the people you can,         As long as ever you can.

The Bible teaches us to be more concerned about the needs and feelings of others than our own. We are to encourage and build self-confidence in our loved ones, friends, and associates.

True love is an act of the will—a conscious decision to do what is best for the other person instead of ourselves.

Authentic Christian living has its own order of priority in our lives: God first, others second, self third.

God has given us two hands--one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

Ryoji: It's either that she doesn't know how to lean on someone or she's simply that selfless. She won't give me a space to worry about her. Beyond that, she'll protect others instinctively.

Love actually is a great act of the will. It's when I say, "I desire your good, not for my sake but for yours". To love is to break out of the black hole of the ego and say, "My life is about you".

The smallest, earliest gifts forever alter your trajectory for doing good. This is what I mean by the compound interest of altruism. Start early to maximize the compound interest in your efforts.