Quotes about Altruism

Christian faith, which is at its heart about self-giving—God's self-giving and human self-giving—and not about self-imposing.

As a counterbalance to the list of seven deadly sins, the church in the Middle Ages came up with a list of seven works of mercy: to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, house the homeless, visit the sick, ransom the captive, bury the dead.

If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?

Our need to give is every bit as desperate as the poor's need to receive.

Who, pray tell, is for leaving the naked unclothed and the hungry without food? Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism advocated caring for the helpless millennia before Marx was born. So, when the Jewish, Christian, or secular Left tell us repeatedly that they are for clothing the naked, they really mean two other things: (1) Their opponents are not for feeding the hungry and clothing the naked and (2) Only those who affirm Left-wing policies are.

Religious Americans donate more and volunteer more time to charitable institutions than do secular Americans.

It is true that when we harm others, we harm ourselves; but it is just as true that when we help others, we also help ourselves.

Anger, resentment, lust for revenge, even success through aggressive competitiveness, are corrosive of this good. To forgive is not just to be altruistic. It is the best form of self-interest. What dehumanizes you inexorably dehumanizes me. It gives people resilience, enabling them to survive and emerge still human despite all efforts to dehumanize them. When uhuru, or freedom and independence

We only have what we give.

God will not cooperate with prayers of mere self-interest, or prayers that come from impure motives.

True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve

True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you.