“Judgments based on preconceptions make life simple for us to deal with since that means we safely shield ourselves behind barriers of… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
The more adept we become at cultivating an altruistic attitude, the happier we will feel and the more comfortable will be the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
To face the realities of our lives is not a reason for despair-despair is a tool of your enemies. Facing the realities… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
I had always thought that the 'good,' and the 'bad' and the 'violent' did not exist in any absolute, essential sense. It… — Sergio Leone Copy Share Image
“There are people who bring joy to our lives, but who fail to make us happy. They are the people for the… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason.… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
Self-interest, to be sure, is one of the most important, but we have many other motives - honesty, self-respect, altruism, love, sympathy,… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
“No one was interested in Malabo - this was why the people in the village must have suspected him of having a… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
“Most of our brains are out, but it is good what they did for themselves by leaving this country. They are Cameroon’s… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“No one would argue that we owe a debt of gratitude to the Goliath Corporation. They helped us to rebuild after the… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
Successful socialism depends on the perfectibility of man. Unless all, or nearly all, men are high-minded and clear-sighted, it isbound to be… — Katharine Fullerton Gerould Copy Share Image
Of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to, every… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“givers always score high on other-interest, but they vary in self-interest. There are two types of givers, and they have dramatically different… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
“If the foot had never realized it belonged to the body, & that there never was a body on which it depended,… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Friendship, like other kinds of altruism, is vulnerable to cheaters, and we have a special name for them: fair-weather friends. These sham… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
No country or continent can open its borders to all comers without fundamentally weakening itself and this is the risk that the… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Socialism states that you owe me something simply because I exist. Capitalism, by contrast, results in a sort of reality-forced altruism: I… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
All religion teaches the virtues of love, altruism and patience, while showing us how to discipline and transform ourselves to achieve inner… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Most of the truly kind people of this world show some measure of discomfort when offered kindness. Their gratitude stems not only… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Egoism , which is the moving force of the world, and altruism , which is its morality , these two contradictory instincts… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
Altruism has always been one of biology's deep mysteries. Why should any animal, off on its own, specified and labeled by all… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
[Altruism] is a moral system which holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The key to genuine happiness is in our hands. To think this way is to discover the essential values of kindness, brotherly… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
It always amused me that there were people working for the good of altruism but also wanting a lot of credit for… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
“…a writer, like most artists, needs a partner who can act as the fuel to his artistic mind and soul, yet has… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Commerce, trade and exchange make other people more valuable alive than dead, and mean that people try to anticipate what the other… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“Finally I teach the joys of altruism. Many adolescent girls are self-absorbed. It's not a character flaw, it's a developmental stage. Nonetheless,… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“Avoid people who hurt from an impulse. I mean people who have this tendency to relish their capacity to hurt the good… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“[Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner belonged to] that small army of brave people who made it their duty, without thought of themselves or hope… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
All the others arts are lonely. We paint alone--my picture, my interpretation of the sky. My poem, my novel. But in music--ensemble… — Catherine Drinker Bowen Copy Share Image
“It also comes as a surprise that the term was invented not to talk about altruism or acts of kindness, but to… — Damion Searls Copy Share Image
Acknowledging someone is an act of altruism in the first place, so converting that act of altruism into a pizza party or… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
“...A canonical leader is someone whose exemplary rule might have appeared to be for the alleviation of the pains and miseries of… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
If there is anything I have learned about men and women, it is that there is a deeper spirit of altruism than… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
The semimetaphysical problems of the individual and society, of egoism and altruism, of freedom and determinism, either disappear or remain in the… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Will we rise to the challenge and prove our capacity for genuine altruism by ending our ruthless exploitation of the species in… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“The people are like an audience watching a drama. They have characters whose sides they chose even before the start of the… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“When faced with difficulties, a humble, understanding, appreciative and selfless person finds it easy to win a friend. On the other hand,… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
![“[Altruism] is a moral system which holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the sole justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is his highest moral duty, value and virtue. This is the moral base of collectivism, of all dictatorships.” quote by Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f16/ayn-rand-59_altruism_altruism-is-a-moral-system-which-holds-t_311034.jpg)
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