Quotes about Altruism

The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.

It's not about you.

Good People Do Things For Other People. That's It. The End.

But the true emperor, Luke insists, is not the one who feeds himself but who is willing to offer his life as food for the other. At the climax of his life, this child, come of age, would say to his friends, "This is my body, which will be given for you' do this in memory of me" (Lk 22:19).

Sometimes the answer to our prayers is to become the answer to someone else's prayers.

We never give up wanting things for ourselves, but there comes a day when what we want for ourselves is someone else's happiness.

I CAN help people—I've learned that money isn't the only power for helping people. Anyone who has sympathy and understanding to give has a treasure that is without money and without price.

Mr. Leonard thought rightly that the highest work to which any man could be called was a life of service to his fellows; but he made the mistake of supposing the field of service much narrower than it is—of failing to see that a man may minister to the needs of humanity in many different but equally effective ways.

I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!

Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.

Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.

Almost every day brings opportunities to perform unselfish acts for others. Such acts are unlimited and can be as simple as a kind word, a helping hand, or a gracious smile.