Quotes about Altruism
Proclaim human equality as loudly as you like, Witless will serve his brother.
- Thomas Henry Huxley
We do not exist for ourselves...
- Thomas Merton
The world is my country, mankind are my friends, to do good is my religion.
- Thomas Paine
The more helpful we are to others, the more like we are to God.
- Thomas Watson
He was suffering from self-love, a chief cure for which is the practice of love for others.
- Norman Vincent Peale
Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.
- Norman Vincent Peale
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor
- Norman Vincent Peale
Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again
- Og Mandino
Do all things with love.
- Og Mandino
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. PHILIPPIANS 2:4
- OS Hillman
People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.
- Oscar Wilde
Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.
- Oscar Wilde