Quotes About Altruism

When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.

where would the shout of love begin, if not from the summit of sacrifice?

I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity.

Is it not when the fall is the lowest that charity ought to be the greatest?

There are men who dig for gold; [Monseigneur Bienvenu] dug for compassion.

Large sums passed through his hands. Nevertheless, nothing changed his way of life or added the slightest luxury to his simple life. Quite the contrary, As there is always more misery at the lower end than humanity at the top, everything was given away before it was received, like water on parched soil. No matter how much money came to him, he never had enough. And then he robbed himself.

There are men who work hard, digging for gold: he worked hard, digging for pity. The misery of the world was his mine. Pain everywhere was an occasion for goodness always.

I'm not in the world to guard my own life, but to guard souls

True, I tore the drapery from the altar; but it was to dress the wounds of the country.

Love one another dearly, always. Nothing else in the world really matters but that: to love one another.

Es propio de las personas felices desear que las demás también lo sean.

A primeira santidade consiste em pensar no próximo. Vejamos

Those who do deeds sovereignly great are always sure of being served by somebody in the multitude.

It is myself, always myself, myself alone. But, good God! All this egotism. Different forms of egotism, but still egotism! Suppose I should think a little of others? The highest duty is to think of others.

Es propio de las personas felices desear que las demás también lo sean. Buscaba

It has always belonged to the truly great and strong to care for the weak and feeble.

provide enough for those who have too little. —FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The sight of them helping others when they themselves had lost everything made her proud.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs," Mrs. Quisdorf said, nodding. "That's the general idea. Who's to say if it actually works, though.

Ask for help when you need it and give help when you can

Here and now, I can do something that will make a difference in someone's life, and perhaps that—the simple act of helping someone else—will help me in my own.

This is what the world should be, Red. People helping each other instead of killing their mothers for a little bread.

Tenía el aspecto pálido y enfermizo de alguien que nunca sabía cuándo iba a comer. Y, sin embargo, le estaba ofreciendo comida.