Quotes About Altruism

Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.

The fragrance of what you give away stays with you.

The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.

There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.

Do things for others and you'll find your self-consciousness evaporating like morning dew.

All altruism springs from putting yourself in the other person's place.

It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in life and provides the greatest injury to others. It is from among such individuals that all human failures spring.

One who has no love in his heart will try to possess everything for himself. One who has love in his heart is ready to sacrifice everything, including his own body, for the benefit of others.

Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we should all aspire. It is a difficult balance to strike, but no definition of goodness can be complete without it.

I didn't know who she was, but I knew she was hungry, so I started handing out $100 bills and called the office and told them to bring me a bunch more. Then I had my cousin's store deliver a bunch of smoked ham and turkeys. I mean, these people are hungry and living under a bridge.

Personally, I've always been a philanthropist. I've always given away turkeys and did gift giveaways.

It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world.

I always say in my tweets, don't do something for credit. Do it because it's the right thing to do.

Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate.

The world and life have been mighty good to me. And I want to put something back.

It's bad enough in life to do without something YOU want; but confound it, what gets my goat is not being able to give somebody something you want THEM to have.

Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.

In other words, a considerable portion of your extraordinary gift comes from the simple fact that you very much want to do good." -Master George

I find people who want to help other people to be the most interesting. I come from a family of teachers, and my friends are teachers, often times in very difficult school situations.

[she] had a great reputation for unselfishness because she was always giving up a lot of things she didn't want.

My nationalism is as broad as my swadeshi, I want India's rise so that the whole world may benefit.

Steal a chicken if you get a chance, Huck, because if you don't want it, someone else does and a good deed ain't never forgotten.

People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is.

Service... Giving what you don't have to give. Giving when you don't need to give. Giving because you want to give.