Quotes About Altruism

Doing something without the intention of being appreciated for the work is the real attribute of human nature.

Helping someone because you want to is much more appreciated than helping someone because you have to.

That is what revolutionaries do. We sacrifice ourselves to save others.

The greatest blessing in life is to BE a Blessing to others.

A friend in need is a friend indeed, but if he is really your friend then he should never be in need.

Charity should be done from the heart not from the pocket.

Giving what one does not possess is always a sign of charity.

God helps and also remembers those who help others before they help themselves.

Never help a person who doesn't help anybody else.

Show kindness to your near and dear ones, first. Help them. Ensure their happiness. Only then set out to wipe the tears from the eyes of others.

The hand which gives is far better than the one which receives.

The man who doesn't know how to confer a kindness has not the right to ask any for himself.

There is no charity without love.

There is no harm in reminding your relatives and friends that it is better to give than to receive.

To give in order to receive is not to give, but to beg.

You can measure your desire for going to Heaven by what you have done to others.

To the degree that a person thinks and acts in accordance with God's nature and commands, he is moral. Otherwise, there is no moral difference between altruism and selfishness; virtue and vice are meaningless concepts; rape and murder are not crimes, but amoral events.

money can be repaid, but not kindness such as yours.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

Mai lasciare estinguere il fuoco della propria anima, ma alimentarlo. E chi continua a custodire la povertà e ad amarla, possiede un grande tesoro e sentirà sempre chiara la voce della propria coscienza; chi ascolta e segue questa voce interiore, che è il maggiore dono di Dio, finirà per trovarvi un amico e non si sentirà mai solo.

I have known sorrow and learned to aid the wretched.

We are here," I said, "just to stagger on. To be nice to each other. To be kind. That's all there is to it. Life is," I went on, warming to my theme, "one big mystery. If you ask what it means you just waste time when you could be making someone else's life happier.

Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic.

sacrifice your life for the good of others—this is my wish and blessing.