Quotes about Altruism

Love is shown more in deeds than in words.

Lord, teach me to be generous; Teach me to serve you as you deserve; To give and not to count the cost; To fight and not to heed the wounds; To toil, and not to seek for rest; To labor, and not to ask for reward - except to know that I am doing your will.

When one loves, one does not calculate.

Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.

Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others.

Fill your mind with truth; fill your heart with love; fill your life with service.

For he that feeds men serveth few; He serves all who dares be true.

I feel called to help individuals, to love each human being. I never think in terms of crowds in general but in terms of persons. Were I to think about crowds, I would never begin anything.

We do not strive for spectacular actions. What counts is the gift of yourself, the degree of love you put into each of your deeds.

When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.

I know i am touching the living body of Christ in the broken bodies of the hungry and the suffering.

Unselfish love does not exploit its object and it does not ask for anything in return.