Quotes About Altruism

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies

Love lives only by sacrifice

It would not disturb me if (supposing the impossible) God himself did not see my good actions. I love him so much, that I would like to give him joy without his knowing who gave it. When he does know, he is, as it were, obliged to make a return.

El amor verdadero se alimenta de sacrificios. Cuanto más se niega el alma las satisfacciones naturales, tanto más desinteresado se vuelve su cariño. Al amar a Cristo, el corazón se ensancha y puede dar incomparablemente más cariño a los que le son queridos que si se hubiera concentrado en un amor egoísta e infructuoso.

The highest form of love is patriotism and selflessness

Save the world, not your money

He that gives should never remember, he that receives should never forget.

The secret of human happiness is not in self-seeking but in self-forgetting.

Often they win sympathy by a certain good-naturedness, a kindly involvement in other people's lives: selflessness as speculation.

since no mass murder takes place without its perpetrators alleging that they are acting for the good of mankind, philanthropic sentiment can plainly take a multiplicity of forms.

There are few illicit pleasures greater than that of causing pain to others for their own, or some higher, good.

Love is the only thing you can really give in all this world. When you give love, you give everything.

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

I am not a doctor,' I replied, 'I only help those who come to me in desperation. When a man is brought to me naked I do not know his race or allegiance. I will treat the sick, and if you do not allow me to do so, then I will treat no one.

If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with kind speech.

you are there to meet the needs of others. You are there to serve others. You are there to give. You are there to sacrifice.

Nothing will hinder you more than thinking only about yourself.

Your sole desire should be the glory of God, not the praise of others.

He only is truly great, who hath great charity. He is truly great who deemeth himself small, and counteth all height of honour as nothing.

It's meaningless to live a long life if you think only about yourself, and give no thought to caring about others.

He doth much who loveth much. He doth much who doth well. He doth well who ministereth to the public good rather than to his own.

Charity is love; not all love is charity.

Man should not consider his material possessions as his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need

On the contrary, The Philosopher says (Ethic. ix, 8): "Love for others comes of love for oneself.