Quotes about Altruism
I am covered with fine gold, said the Prince, you must take it off, leaf by leaf, and give it to my poor.
— Oscar Wilde
I often wonder what would have happened to those in pain if, instead of Christ, there had been a Christian.
— Oscar Wilde
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. mabel
— Oscar Wilde
People are fond of giving away what they need most themselves.
— Oscar Wilde
Why will doing a good deed every day produce such astounding effects on the doer? Because trying to please others will cause us to stop thinking of ourselves: the very thing that produces worry and fear and melancholia.
— Dale Carnegie
Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Every day do a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.
— Dale Carnegie
You can be cured in fourteen days if you follow this prescription. Try to think every day how you can please someone.
— Dale Carnegie
individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage.
— Dale Carnegie
Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving I experience my strength, my wealth, my power.
— Dallas Willard
Serving really involves giving people what is good for them, not merely pursuing their approval and granting their desires.
— Dallas Willard
This is the essence of the death-to-self life: that we should no longer live for ourselves, but for him who died for us and rose again.
— Dallas Willard
The other idea is, "I love you, and I will serve you by doing what is good for you, whether you want it or not.
— Dallas Willard