Quotes about Altruism
Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.
— Jacques-Benigne Bossuet
Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.
— Henri Nouwen
Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others.
— John Piper
What is the mark of love for your neighbor? Not to seek what is for your own benefit, but what is for the benefit of the one loved, both in body and in soul.
— St. Basil
We should love others truly, for their own sakes rather than our own.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
We cannot love ourselves unless we love others, and we cannot love others unless we love ourselves. But a selfish love of ourselves makes us incapable of loving others.
— Thomas Merton
When we see social relationships controlled everywhere by the principles which Jesus illustrated in life -- trust, love, mercy, and altruism -- then we shall know that the kingdom of God is here.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love has a hem to her garment that reaches to the very dust. It sweeps the stains from the streets and lanes, and because it can, it must.
— Mother Teresa
Wouldn't it be a beautiful world if just 10 percent of the people who believe in the power of love would compete with one another to see who could do the most good for the most people?
— Muhammad Ali
If I put my own good name before the other's highest good, then I know nothing of Calvary's love
— Amy Carmichael
When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.
— John of the Cross
Charity is love; not all love is charity.
— St. Thomas Aquinas