Altruism Quote by H. L. Mencken

It often turns out on closer inspection that acts of apparent altruism are really selfishness in disguise.

— Richard Dawkins

All altruism springs from putting yourself in the other person's place.

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

Altruism is the best source of happiness. There is no doubt about that.

— Dalai Lama

Of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to, every time. If…

— Robert A. Heinlein

Altruism is masked self-interest. Aggressive self-interest is a masked urge to self-destruction.

— Greg Bear

You seem cynical because you're always talking about that selfish behavior that's dressed up as altruism. It doesn't mean there isn't altruism. It just…

— Stephen Colbert

Sometimes it's hard to avoid the happiness of others.

— Anonymous

At the core, our motives are always self-serving, Kate. Altruism is a fog created by sly minds seeking to benefit from the energy and…

— Ilona Andrews

I think people can be trusted to know what makes them unhappy. Maybe we don't always know what we want exactly, but we can…

— Ann Aguirre

As long as we respond predictably to what feels good and what feels bad, it is easy for others to exploit our preferences for…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.

— Luc de Clapiers

How is it that society professes to embrace the value of honesty when so few are found of it?

— Wes Fesler