Altruism Quotes

Altruism is innate, but it's not instinctual. Everybody's wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped.

Effective altruism is the form of altruism in which we bring our rational capacities to bear in order to do the most good that we can.

There's no such thing as altruism.

Altruism is for those who cannot endure their desires.

Countries that intervene militarily rarely do so out of pure altruism.

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

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

Altruism is a brief phase through which some adolescents must pass. It is rather like acne. Happily, as with acne, only a few are permanently scarred.

It always amused me that there were people working for the good of altruism but also wanting a lot of credit for it. It's just oddly competitive and the environment and the people who decide to work at non-profits are just really funny to me.

Wars are never fought for altruistic reasons.

Altruism is a barbarism. Love is the word.

Wikipedia flourished partly because it was a shrine to altruism.