[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 sin of quick anger is an idol of the heart that is not dying to our own rights.” — Ron Pearce Copy Share Image
Doing the right thing for someone else occasionally means doing something that feels wrong to you. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm springs from the imagination, and self-sacrifice from the heart. Women are, therefore, more naturally heroic than men. All nations have in… — Alphonse de Lamartine Copy Share Image
As for comics, one has only to turn to the characteristic output of Marvel Comics, for the period from about 1961 to… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
For human nature is strange: the less we are inclined to self-sacrifice, the more we insist on it in others. — Bolesław Prus Copy Share Image
Without compassion, true gratitude is an impossibility. If we are to feel gratitude towards another for their deeds, then we must have… — Derek R. Audette Copy Share Image
To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish. — Abdu'l-Bahá Copy Share Image
The relations between parents and children are certainly not only those of constraint. There is spontaneous mutual affection, which from the first… — Jean Piaget Copy Share Image
We certainly noted that when given the opportunity, women handle money more efficiently. They have long term vision, they manage money more… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
A true leader knows how to leads his people, knows their needs, wants, the one who humbles himself and the one who… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Now of all the idealist abominations that make society pestiferous I doubt if there be any so mean as that of forcing… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
It's odd how a person always arouses admiration for his moral qualities among the relatives of another with whom he has sexual… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Saddest of all are the women who were brought up to believe that self-sacrifice is the highest female virtue. They made the… — Jeanette Copy Share Image
“They say the only way you can truly kill a Celestra is by fire. I would gladly lend myself to the flames… — Addison Moore Copy Share Image
Sorry sweethearts, but I'm not a candle. I won't burn myself just to let you see through the darkness and then blow… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If we seek spiritual heroism ourselves, the old ego is just back in control under a new name. There would not really… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
If you never had to struggle, you will never know what true sacrifice is. — Enhance Dreams Copy Share Image
Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice; The confidence of reason give, And in the light of truth thy… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
“Sacrifice is to lose something we can see in order to gain something that we can’t. And therein lies the problem. First… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
We are expected to put the utmost energy, of every power that we have, into the service of our fellow men, never… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Dictatorship nations are outlaws. Any free nation had the right to invade Nazi Germany and, today, has the right to invade Soviet… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Now, we have inscribed a new memory alongside those others. It's a memory of tragedy and shock, of loss and mourning. But… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Finally, I see that my happiness doesn't mean having you. My happiness comes from your happiness. And if you can be happy… — Anonymous Copy Share Image