Quotes about Altruism

Other than scoring touchdowns, that's probably the thing that makes me the most happy. Helping other people.

And so, this was the final major theme we found: that when a group of people, no matter how small or ordinary, was willing to die out to their selfish desires, the life which came out of that death was immeasurable, and continued to affect lives far into the future.

Kindness is wisdom.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle, pure, and good without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others.

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.

The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and the power to serve others.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

The severest self-denials and the most lavish gifts are of no value in God's esteem unless they are prompted by love.

I am for those means which will give the greatest good to the greatest number.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others.