Quotes about Altruism
Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world.
— Albert Schweitzer
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others but it also becomes richer and happier.
— Albert Schweitzer
But you must do something more. Seek always to do some good, somewhere
— Albert Schweitzer
Ethik ist ins Grenzenlose erweiterte Verantwortung gegen alles, was lebt.
— Albert Schweitzer
Wer sich vornimmt, Gutes zu wirken, darf nicht erwarten, dass die Menschen ihm deswegen Steine aus dem Weg räumen, sondern muss auf das Schicksalshafte gefasst sein, dass sie ihm welche daraufrollen.
— Albert Schweitzer
The only ones among us who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
— Albert Schweitzer
Seek always to do some good, somewhere... Even if it's a little thing, so something for those that need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.
— Albert Schweitzer
All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
— Bernice King
If you love friends, you will serve your friends. If you love community, you will serve your community. If you love money, you will serve your money. And if you love only yourself, you will serve only yourself. And you will have only yourself.
— Stephen Colbert
It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
— Bernice King
When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic.
— Henepola Gunaratana
I've always been attracted to girls whose hearts are the biggest thing about them. People can be very sweet and kind to others who can do a lot for them. I want to find a girl who will be the same person to those who can't do anything for her in return.
— Tim Tebow