Altruism is written in everlasting and resplendent character on the Cross of Christ, and it was at Calvary that the centre of… — Jon Weber Copy Share Image
“He learned...never to show his anger or hatred against a stronger adversary, for fear of being crushed.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Welcome thy neighbor into thy fallout shelter. He'll come in handy if you run out of food. — Dean McLaughlin Copy Share Image
“Some people live their memorable years fighting against their basic instincts only to succumb in the end to what was actually good… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Altruism is a brief phase through which some adolescents must pass. It is rather like acne. Happily, as with acne, only a… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Altruism itself depends on a recognition of the reality of other persons, and on the equivalent capacity to regard oneself as merely… — Thomas Nagel Copy Share Image
“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.” — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
“There is a big difference between the man who is trying to find a cool place in hell and the man who… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Altruism declares that any action taken for the benefit of others is good, and any action taken for one's own benefit is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
To talk about the need for perfection in man is to talk about the need for another species. The essence of man… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
“ Auguste Comte , in particular, whose social system, as unfolded in his Systeme de Politique Positive, aims at establishing (though by… — John Stuart Mill 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
“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
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
Sometime in the last 50,000 years, before 12,000 years ago, a kind of paradise came into existence. A situation in which men… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
“7. The principle of reciprocal altruism—I’ll scratch your back if you’ll scratch mine”—is universal; people do not by nature give generously unless… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“Solidarity is not a matter of altruism. Solidarity comes from the inability to tolerate the affront to our own integrity of passive… — Aurora Levins Morales Copy Share Image
“Human tool-makers always make tools that will help us get what we want, and what we want hasn't changed for thousands of… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
A wider of more altruistic attitude is very relevant in today's world. If we look at the situation from various angles, such… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Each of us spends money on things that we do not really need. You could take the money you're spending on those… — Peter Singer 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
“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
The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain stem imperative of self-interest. — Peter Watts Copy Share Image
“In today’s world, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of that disparity.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Force, governmental coercion, is the instrument by which the ethics of altruism - the belief that the individual exists to serve others… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
In the development of mankind as a whole, just as in individuals, love alone acts as the civilizing factor in the sense… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
A cigar," said the altruist, "a cigar, my good man, I cannot give you. But any time you need a light, just… — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
“We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“... People who are the spices of this world are the natural souls with instincts and impulses that have not been pruned… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“When somebody you love dies, a phase of life’s innocence dies with that person, and a part of you dies as well.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“…the purpose of life is to nurture joy, which involves those aspects of humanity that enrich the soul.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Altruism, a jargon word for what used to be called love, is worse than weakness, it is sin, a violation of nature.… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
“Before you call yourself a Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or any other theology, learn to be human first.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Only a fool would find happiness from an achievement that is detrimental to those he loves.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Love is the most ethically consistent experience, because selfishness and altruism no longer seem opposed or in conflict. — Peter Breggin Copy Share Image
“…what else do we have to ensure our sanity except our love for something beyond ourselves―our love for our families, our love… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
