Quotes About Altruism

May your charity increase as much as your wealth

You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others

He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.

As seen from the above, the war of each against all is not the law of nature. Mutual aid is as much a law of nature as mutual struggle, and that law will become still more apparent when we have analyzed some other associations of birds and those

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

It was only in the idealistic dreams of H.G. Wells that people became nicer as they acquired wealth.

Brave men hide their deeds as decent folk their alms. They disguise them or make excuses for them.

While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate.

This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance.

Chanakya says that like rain serves no purpose over a sea, a candle is useless in daylight, it is useless to feed a person who is not hungry and give alms to a rich person. Chanakya says that rain is required in fields and candle is required in darkness; food must be fed to a hungry person and alms must be given to the poor.

He who wants to do good knocks at the gate. He who loves finds the door open.

The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.

He who wants to do good, knocks at the gate; he who loves finds the gates open.

It came to be the natural rule of life with him, that no one should add to the burden of the world, but that each should try to lighten it.

no one should add to the burden of the world, but that each should try to lighten it.

If you see a woman who is struggling with bags or looks struggling in general, help her. Don't leave her vulnerable to someone else.

It's really hard on the poor Skid Row bums. They are getting the shock of their lives. There they are, lying peacefully in the gutter, not bothering anybody, and they look up and see a man in a red and blue spider suit go by. It's enough to make them goon the wagon.

You don't have to wait for a tragedy to occur to rush to help those in need.

When I wake up, I think, 'What can I do to help others?' I think we all owe the world something. That's the way I am when I'm designing a product.

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the dumps, other people may still help you, but I've noticed that they're walking, not running, over to you.

Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.

So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance.