Steven Erikson Quotes

Altruism is one of the most fundamentally social impulses, and doing things for others without expecting anything in return is core to what makes us human. This is why, from the day Facebook Platform launched in 2007, Causes has been honored to be one of the most popular applications, with over 140 million users.

You have forgotten the One who doesn't care about ownership, who doesn't try to turn a profit from every human exchange.

Only love, and not reason, yields kind thoughts.

Love is giving and it has nothing to do with what you receive.

In the spiritual lore of India there is a story that the Lord whispered only one word in our ears when he sent us into the world: 'Give.' Give freely of your time, your talent, your resources; give without asking for anything in return. This is the secret of living in joy and security.

Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.

If you want to become an infinite source of love, then go on sharing love as much as you can. Don't be a miser; only misers lose energy.

The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested.

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.

In so doing, use him as though you loved him.

The youngest children have a great capacity for empathy and altruism. There's a recent study that shows even 14-month-olds will climb across a bunch of cushions and go across a room to give you a pen if you drop one.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. If I do not love a person I am not moved to help him by proofs that he is in need; if I do love him, I wait for no proof of a special need to urge me to help him.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

Give to everyone who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again. And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.

Our everyday cares, making a living, the crazy rat race of life, often make us forget the value of a good deed. Thus, the goodness that exists within each and every one of us is covered with layer upon layer of indifference and unawareness. In fact, we almost have to be reminded of the fact that goodness is there inside us.

Compassion comes from a choice and not the liberal definition of a choice - the choice to say I can do with a little less so my brother can have a little more.

I consider myself to be a crusader of love. I try to spread love around the world as best I can because I know I have a handle on love.

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one individual so that their desires become superior to yours is a very cleansing experience.