Quotes About Altruism

Syl was silent for a moment. "Do you want to be a miracle?" "No," Kaladin whispered. "But for them, I will be.

If there is a god, then I think we could find him in the way we care about one another.

But isn't it remarkable that, given the chance for personal gain at the cost of others, so many people choose what is right?" "Because they fear the Almighty." "No," Jasnah said. "I think something innate in us understands that seeking the good of society is usually best for the individual as well. Humankind is noble, when we give it the chance to be. That nobility is something that exists independent of any god's decree.

Love wasn't about being right or wrong, but about standing up and helping when your partner's back was bowed. He would likely do the same for her someday.

My father used to say that there are two kinds of people in the world," Kaladin whispered, voice raspy. "He said there are those who take lives. And there are those who save lives.

He was not poor that we might be rich. He was not mocked that we might be honored. He was not laughed at so that we could be lauded.

The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.

Une action faite par générosité pure se retourne toujours contre son auteur.

Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others.

The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.

It is my growing conviction that my life belongs to others just as much as it belongs to myself and that what is experienced as most unique often proves to be most solidly embedded in the common condition of being human.

Who can save a child from a burning house without taking the risk of being hurt by the flames? Who can listen to a story of loneliness and despair without taking the risk of experiencing similar pains in his own heart and even losing his precious peace of mind? In short: "Who can take away suffering without entering it?

Following Jesus means to let go of the "I" and move toward the "other." Following Jesus means to dare to move out of ourselves and to slowly let go of building our "self" up.

Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is overrated; and it is our selfishness which overrates it.

Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need, though it be your example which leaves them far behind. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon it to them.

I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.

I would not subtract anything from the praise that is due to philanthropy but merely demand justice for all who by their lives and works are a blessing to mankind.

There is no generosity without sacrifice.

When it's for each other that people give things up they don't miss them

What should one do with the misery of the world in a scheme of the agreeable for one's self?

Ada tiga hal penting dalam hidup ini. Pertama adalah kebaikan hati. Kedua, kebaikan hati. Ketiga, kebaikan hati juga.

There's no generosity without some sacrifice.

There may be unselfish natures, there may be disinterested feelings.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.