Definition of Altruism

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Definition of Altruism
	Altruism Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness. Related Definitions: And, Both, Brotherly, Devotion, Egoism, For, Kindness, Moral, Natural, Of, Opposed, Or, Regard, Selfishness, The, To

Altruism Quotations

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.
Ayn Rand

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.
Richard Dawkins

I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one.
Aneurin Bevan

In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of idealism.
John Buchanan Robinson

Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism.
Katherine Fullerton Gerould

Altruism Translations

altruism in German is Altruismus {m}
altruism in Swedish is oegennytta, altruism

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