Quotes About Altruism

Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but the first to rescue when others are in danger.

The greatest good [a man] can do is to cultivate himself in order that he may be of greater use to humanity.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

A man who was generous with his wealth. It has been reported that during his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million of his money to help others.

A man's true wealth hereafter is the good he has done to his fellowmen.

Once you have done a man a service, what more reward would you have? Is it not enough to have obeyed the laws of your own nature, without expecting to be paid for it?

You are beginning to see that any man to whom you can do favor is your friend, and that you can do a favor to almost anyone.

It is a pleasure appropriate to man, for him to save a fellow-man, and gratitude is acquired in no better way.

If you love and serve man, you cannot, by any hiding or stratagem, escape remuneration.

Man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.

If one will fix his heart in such a way and assist the world and its people, he will have the devotion of the men who see and hear him.

History calls those men the greatest who have ennobled themselves by working for the common good; experience acclaims as happiest the man who has made the greatest number of people happy.

One can love any man that is generous.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.

Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.

Three things are necessary to make every man great,every nation great1.Conviction of the powers of goodness.2.Absence of jealousy and suspicion.3.Helping all who are trying to be and do good.

The small share of happiness attainable by man exists only insofar as he is able to cease to think of himself.

The great man is to be the servant of mankind, not they of him.

The world owes nothing to any man, but every man owes something to the world.

The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.

Service to mankind must ever be the ideal of this great university. It was established in the name of Jesus Christ, who gave his life that all men might live.

When a poor man gives something, that is a sacrifice indeed. When a rich man gives something, it hardly rises to the same level.

Man's greatest happiness comes from losing himself for the good of others.