Anthony Daniels Quotes

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their interest.

That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

One of the things I've never been accused of is not caring about people.

The simple act of caring is heroic.

I am all for people having their heart in the right place; but the right place for a heart is not inside the head.

All saints are selfish.

One of the magical things about kindness is that it's what we nerds call a 'happiness aggregator.' People confuse kindness with being nice. And they're very different. You can be nice and be passive. But kindness requires action.

One can always be kind to people about whom one cares nothing.

Kindness and consideration of somebody besides yourself. I think that keeps you feeling young. I really do.

Sometimes you need to give people something that's for them, not just something that makes you feel good giving it.

We ought to be people of compassion. And being people of compassion means we deny ourselves, and our self centeredness.

Compassion is a quality which impels one to perform sacrifices.

A person who cares deeply about what people need in their lives is someone I'll never forget.

The man who practises unselfishness, who is genuinely interested in the welfare of others, who feels it a privilege to have the power to do a fellow-creature a kindness - even though polished manners and a gracious presence may be absent - will be an elevating influence wherever he goes.

My dad was a big believer in treating people well, oftentimes even when he himself wasn't well.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

I pride myself on being kind.

We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others.

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

The one who will be found in trial capable of great acts of love is ever the one who is always doing considerate small ones.

Hell is paved with good samaritans.

Kindness is a sort of love without being love.