Altruism Quotes

"You have to realize that there is something special within you, a basic goodness that you must choose to manifest in every way you can - toward your family, your profession and your planet. Each of us has something good to offer." "Kindness should become the natural way of life, not the exception." "Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours." "The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest." "Give, even if you only have a little." "To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance." "If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way." "When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself." "Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' " "I know I am touching the living body of Christ in the broken bodies of the hungry and the suffering." "If you can't feed a hundred people, feed just one." "A life not lived for others is not a life." "Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are." "The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy." "The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away." "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." "The good man is the friend of all living things." "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." "Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to alleviate the suffering of all beings." "Live for yourself and you will live in vain; live for others, and you will live again."