Animals have genes for altruism, and those genes have been selected in the evolution of many creatures because of the advantage they… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
You see, in this world there is one awful thing, and that is that everyone has his reasons. — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
“Compassion is not something you have; it is something you share.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
It is part of the business of marketing to muddy the distinction between altruism and cynicism. — Don Watson Copy Share Image
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made. — Jean Giraudoux Copy Share Image
An altruist is one who would be sincerely sorry to see his neighbor's children devoured by wolves. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“Lawyers are alright, I guess — but it doesn't appeal to me", I said. "I mean they're alright if they go around… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“We need the wisdom to accept the fact that this world abounds with issues we cannot solve; and we need to part… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me… — Dom Helder Camara Archbishop of Recife in Brazil Copy Share Image
Altruism demands that an individual serve others, but doesn’t stipulate whether those others should be one’s family, or the homeless, or society… — Andrew Bernstein Copy Share Image
At the core, our motives are always self-serving, Kate. Altruism is a fog created by sly minds seeking to benefit from the… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
“And you spend your day going around from the house of the washerman to the house of the sweeper, asking about this… — Vikram Seth 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
“Writers are the most tormented of all the different categories of artists that are out there in the world.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Meditation is about cultivating constructive emotions, like altruism, compassion. — Matthieu Ricard 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
Egoism , which is the moving force of the world, and altruism , which is its morality , these two contradictory instincts… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
We need to build websites with celebrity speakers who talk about the ideals of fairness, sharing, democratic cooperation, and altruism in public… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
You are not here in the world for yourself. You have been sent here for others. The world is waiting for you! — Catherine Booth Copy Share Image
Whenever anyone wants others to do their work they call upon their Altruism. 'Never mind your own needs,' they say, 'Think of… — Andrew Ryan Copy Share Image
“It is not something we often find out; but most of the specially-gifted have a deep desire to be ordinary.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
