Quotes About Altruism

We can begin to open our hearts to others when we have no hope of getting anything back. We just do it for its own sake.

We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else.

I hope for better things, and I thank God the world is also full of people who want to be genuine and kind.

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch up with a mere hope.

I don't consider anything I'm doing as generous. In the new model of the world, I hope people will consider whatever I'm doing as just normal.

I do what I do without hope of reward or fear of punishment. I do not require Heaven or Hell to bribe or scare me into acting decently.

Faith hope and charity-if we had more of the first two we'd need less of the last.

We refuse to despair of mankind. Without having the unreasonable ambition to save men, we still want to serve them.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff.

The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity's sake.

In a place where there are no humans, one must strive to be human.

In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

Compassion is the chief law of human existence.

We must remain human, even in the most difficult times … Because, despite everything, there must always be humanity within us. We have to bring it to others.

Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.

I am endeavouring to see God through service of humanity; for I know that God is neither in heaven, nor down below, but in everyone.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity.

The age of Chivalry is gone. An age of Humanity has come.

If we can cultivate a concern for others, keeping in mind the oneness of humanity, we can build a more compassionate world.

Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.

The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own family through affection.