Quotes About Altruism

Generosity is also an act of freedom, a casting off of the constraints of prudence and self-interest.

What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.

Not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare.

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.

A friend in need is a friend indeed!

He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need.

If you want to make friends, go out of your way to do things for other people--things that require time, energy, unselfishness, and thoughtfulness.

Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.

Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.

That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.

You are not doing service for others. You are doing it always for yourselves, to the God in you, the God who is equally present in others.

Kindness is the essence of truth, when we are kind toward others it reflects our true self.

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds some important benefit.

Never hesitate to do things that are good, but never mistake that good things are solely to your own purposes.

What are the aims which are at the same time duties? They are perfecting of ourselves, the happiness of others.

The quality of putting others before yourself, is a great way to build your self-esteem and to contribute to those who need you, at the same time.

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-love is not opposed to the love of other people. You cannot really love yourself and do yourself a favor without doing people a favor, and vise versa.

We can really respect a man only if he doesn't always look out for himself

Self-sacrifice is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles grow.

Only to the extent that someone is living out this self transcendence of human existence is he truly human or does he become his true self. He becomes so, not by concerning himself with his self's actualization, but by forgetting himself and giving himself, overlooking himself and focusing outward.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.