Compassion Quote by Stephen Batchelor

“Whatever they say about it, but being altruistic is not so simple for everyone. Not to look and sound like despotism, altruism must be…

— Lara Biyuts

“Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one's self.”

— Allan Lokos

“Your egoist, like the solitary beasts, lives only for himself; your altruist declares that he lives only for others; for either there may be…

— Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion

“In order to love others, we have to love ourselves deeply enough, to be able to forgive ourselves and become responsible, with self respect…

— Gian Kumar

“Do not expect too much of others. ... . This is to expect of another a degree of altruism which is contrary to reason,…

— Bertrand Russell

“Following what excites and enlivens us is not selfish or irresponsible. It is the most direct way to live in harmony with life itself.”

— Donna Goddard

Altruism is for those who can't endure their desires. There's a world as ambiguous as a moan, a pleasure moan our earnest neighbors might…

— Stephen Dunn

“In this world, all qualities spring from preferring the wellbeing of others to our own, whereas frustrations, confusion, and pain result from selfish attitudes.…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Everything we do has significance. Every action, every thought leaves an imprint - not only on the self, but on the world, on the…

— Robert Crumb

“I am a common human being with a compassionate heart who strives to live his own life and wants not to impede on others'…

— Suman Pokhrel

LOVE of others is the appreciation of one's self. MAY your egotism be so gigantic that you comprise mankind in your self-sympathy.

— Mina Loy

“We must eliminate the individual tendency to selfishness that snares the soul, shrinks the heart, and darkens the mind.”

— Spencer W. Kimball