Quotes about Altruism
I want to keep on living, in any form. I resign my body freely, to the uses of others.
- Margaret Atwood
We must all make sacrifices in order to help other people," she said in a soothing tone. "Men must make sacrifices in war, and women must make sacrifices in other ways. That is how things are divided.
- Margaret Atwood
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one's time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
- Nelson Mandela
If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We're so selfish that we talk about after the war and look forward to new clothes and shoes, when actually we should be saving every penny to help others when the war is over, to salvage whatever we can.
- Anne Frank
Give and you shall receive, much more than you ever thought possible. Give and give again. Keep hoping, keep trying, keep giving! People who give will never be poor!
- Anne Frank
I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!
- Anne Frank
No matter how poor one is, one can still give others riches
- Anne Frank
Mercy is radical kindness. Mercy means offering or being offered aid in desperate straits. Mercy is not deserved. It involves absolving the unabsolvable, forgiving the unforgiveable.
- Anne Lamott
Look around and see whom you can serve.
- Anne Lamott
My true religion is kindness. That is a great moral position - practicing kindness, keeping one's heart open in the presence of suffering.
- Anne Lamott
Look around and see whom you can serve. This will fill you.
- Anne Lamott