Altruism Quotes

It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's.

Self-love is, in almost all men, such an over-weight that they are incredulous of a man's habitual preference of the general good to his own; but when they see it proved by sacrifices of ease, wealth, rank, and of life itself, there is no limit to their admiration.

Think as little as possible about yourself and as much as possible about other people.

A wider of more altruistic attitude is very relevant in today's world. If we look at the situation from various angles, such as the complexity and inter-connectedness of the nature of modern existence, then we will gradually notice a change in our outlook, so that when we say 'others' and when we think of others, we will no longer dismiss them as something that is irrelevant to us. We will no longer feel indifferent.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

It is ever true that he who does nothing for others, does nothing for himself." ~ Goethe

Pity aims just as little at the pleasure of others as malice at the pain of others Per-Se.

My life anuh fi me alone... My life a fi people... Fi help plenty people... If my is for me alone mi nuh want it

Voluntary service of others demands the best of which one is capable, and must take precedence over service of self.

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.

The surest way to bring goodness to yourself is to make it your intention to do good for somebody else.

The more we help others, the more we help ourselves

Happiness arises as a result of different causes and conditions. If you harm someone out of anger, you may feel some superficial satisfaction, but deep down you know it was wrong. Your confidence will be undermined. However, if you have an altruistic attitude, you’ll feel comfortable and confident in the presence of others.

As for Doing-good, that is one of the professions which are full.

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'

There's not a day I live that doesn't start with me getting up and first saying, "What can I do for somebody else?" Whether that means sending something to one of my children or picking up the phone and calling a stranger who is in the hospital, I start every day by wanting more for others than I do for myself.

The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.

If you help and serve others, you will ultimately gain.

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

If we try to secure the well-being of others, we will, at the same time, create the conditions for our own.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.

If you become more concerned for the welfare of others, you will experience a sense of calm, inner-strength, and self confidence.

We should love others truly, for their own sakes rather than our own.

The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.

Real living is living for others.

You will never find a truly happy self-centered person. They simply don't exist.

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.

Be not selfish in your doings: pass it on.

I choose to identify with the underprivileged, I choose to give my life for the hungry, I choose to give my life for those who have been left out of the sunlight of opportunity . . . this is the way I'm going. If it means suffering, I'm going that way. If it means dying for them, I'm going that way, because I heard a voice saying DO SOMETHING FOR OTHERS.

Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out.

Never run after you own hat - others will be delighted to do it; why spoil their fun?

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.

When, from the depths of your heart, you spontaneously wish all beings to find true, lasting happiness, this is great love.

Happiness, the goal to which we all are striving is reached by endeavoring to make the lives of others happy, and if by renouncing the luxuries of life we can lighten the burdens of others.... surely the simplification of our wants is a thing greatly to be desired! And so, if instead of supposing that we must become hermits and dwellers in caves in order to practice simplicity, we set about simplifying our affairs, each according to his own convictions and opportunity, much good will result and the simple life will at once be established.

Ten cures for depression are to go out and do something for someone else and repeat it nine times.

Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, to making one another unhappy. It is an art like any other. Its virtuosi are called altruists.

In one way, I want to heal people.

Do not go out of your way to do good whenever it comes your way. Men who make a business of doing good to others are apt to hate others in the same occupation. Simply be filled with the thought of good, and it will radiate you do not have to bother about it, any more than you need trouble about your digestion.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

If you could help millions of people, you can certainly make millions of dollars. I try to influence everyone I know to be a giver because the person that benefits most by giving is the giver.

Man cannot really improve himself without improving others.

True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change, even if they behave negatively. Through universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: the wish to help them actively overcome their problems.

The only thing that saves the world is the little handful of disinterested men that are in it.

A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.

Forgiveness is the most effective way of dealing with arguments; altruism and forgiveness bring humanity together so that no conflict, however serious, will go beyond the bounds of what is truly human.

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.

The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.

The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others

I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.

There is the eternal war between those who are in the world for what they can get out of it and those who are in the world to make it a better place for everybody to live in.

If we lacked curiosity, we should do less for the good of our neighbor. But, under the name of duty or pity, curiosity steals into the home of the unhappy and the needy. Perhaps even in the famous mother-love there is a good deal of curiosity.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.

What are you doing for others?

True giving happens when we give from our heart.

Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long as beings continue to suffer.

Love is wanting others to be happy.