Quotes About Altruism

The bravest and most noble are not those who take up arms, but those who are decent despite everything; who improve what it is in their power to improve, but do not imagine themselves to be saviours. In their humble struggle is true heroism.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

Compassion is a verb.

Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in the life of the world. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means, including personal contact and visits, images, sounds. By such means, ...awaken yourself and others to the reality of suffering in the world. If we get in touch with the suffering of the world, and are moved by that suffering, we may come forward to help the people who are suffering.

A bodhisattva doesn't have to be perfect. Anyone who is aware of what is happening and who tries to wake up other people is a bodhisattva. We are all bodhisattvas, doing our best.

The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the skin" of the other.

Live in a way that encourages deep happiness in yourself and others. You can vow to bring joy to one person in the morning and to help relieve the suffering of one person in the afternoon. Ask yourself, "Who can I make smile this morning?" This is the art of creating happiness.

We can look around and see that a person who lives with happiness and compassion has the capacity to make others happy.

Our happiness and suffering are the happiness and suffering of others.

Protecting life is the primary obligation of someone who has the bodhisattva ideal.

Happiness is a function of compassion. If you do not have compassion in your heart, you do not have any happiness. The

To preserve yourself is to preserve the opportunity to serve others.

I find joy in giving donations.

We should just be good humans.

I don't want my life to just be about me.

If you have money, and you help people, you don't talk about it. Just do it.

Saving people, helping people, is just something I always wanted to do.

People will justify whatever for a good cause.

Helping out Kansas City is just fun, you know?

I've got a big heart and I believe in good karma.

I am not keen just for the position; I'm keen to help and to serve. If I can really avoid any bad things on my country, I will not hesitate one second.

It's kinda cool to have friends that just do good.

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

If you have an impulse to kindness, act on it.