Quotes about Altruism
Walk and talk in manner of love or charity, for God is love.
— Alveda King
A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
— Confucius
Nothing is too much trouble for Love.
— Desmond Tutu
We're under obligation to love - that's the commandment.
— Dorothy Day
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
— Joseph Addison
Her instinct was always to act out of kindness and generosity instead of self-interest. She was a better person than me, and I was a better person when I was around her.
— Ernest Cline
Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person.
— Eugene Peterson
If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself.
— Eugene Peterson
I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You'll never — I promise — regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we're at our worst. Our Father is kind; you be kind.
— Eugene Peterson
We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.
— Bill Clinton
The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.
— Samuel Johnson
From last night's All Together Now, a Celebration of Service: There can be no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others.
— George H. W. Bush