Moby Quotes

True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.

I think there is a level of altruism that wants to help fellow human beings.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn't, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want.

We hear all around us about practical religion, and analysing all that, we find that it can be brought down to one conception - charity to our fellow beings.

If compassion was the motivating factor behind all of our decisions, would our world not be a completely different place?

If you follow your heart, if you listen to your gut, and if you extend your hand to help another, not for any agenda, but for the sake of humanity, you are going to find the truth.

He almosted smiled. "There you go again. Why? Why do yo keep helping me?" There were a million answers on my lips, everything from It's the right thing to do to I don't know. Instead, I said, "Because I want to.

Kindness isn't just a virtue, its a necessity.

I want you to understand that your first duty is to humanity. I want others to look at us and see that we care not just about ourselves but about others.

We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.

The truest state of humanity is that you're living for other people.

We are all in this world together, and the only test of our character that matters is how we look after the least fortunate among us. How we look after each other, not how we look after ourselves. That's all that really matters, I think.

As human beings we each have a responsibility to care for humanity. Expressing concern for others brings inner strength and deep satisfaction. As social animals, human beings need friendship, but friendship doesn't come from wealth and power, but from showing compassion and concern for others.

The measure of man's humanity is the extent and intensity of his love for mankind.

Being good to people is the only insurance policy you need.

True humanity consists not in a squeamish ear; it consists not in starting or shrinking at tales of misery, but in a disposition of heart to relieve it. True humanity appertains rather to the mind than to the nerves, and prompts men to use real and active endeavors to execute the actions which it suggests.

Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.

As human beings, what we can do is extend help in whatever way possible.

The goal isn't how much money you make, but how much you help people.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

Compassion and mercy are important, period. It doesn't matter who's at our receiving end, but we need to be flexing those muscles. It's not mutually exclusive: If you have compassion for children starving in Africa, it doesn't mean you can't have compassion for adults in Africa or animals that are being tortured and abused.

I'm one of those people that, if I hear about something happening, I go crazy. I want to go help.

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world.

Although there are people saying I'm putting on a show, I'm hoping more will emulate my 'performance.' If more people did, more needy people would get help.