Quotes About Philanthropy

Create a wisdom and share it with others; in return, don't wait for anything, not even a simple thanks, because expecting something in return does not belongs to the wisdom!

The wise man does not lay up treasure. The more he expends on others, the more he gains for himself. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

Justice is charity in accordance with wisdom.

With wisdom we shall learn liberality.

A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it.

To be generous is the best way to live in this world.

To devote your life to the good of all and to the happiness of all is religion. Whatever you do for your own sake is not religion.

Go from village to village, do good to humanity and to the world at large.

In life, whatever you give to your society should be more than what you receive from it.

I do not care for liberation, I would rather go to a hundred thousand hells, 'doing good to others(silently) like the spring', this is my religion.

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring." Doc

Each time you do something generous, you're shaping yourself into someone who's more likely to be generous next time, and that matters.

As the owner of the Arison Group, a philanthropic and business enterprise that spans across 40 countries in 5 continents, my ongoing challenge is to bridge the gap between what I envision and its understanding and practical implementation. The Arison Group operates to realize the overall vision of Doing Good.

The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most of us have a little excess of something that we can give.

My philanthropy is no relation to anybody else's. None. My philanthropy and what we do at the foundation speaks for itself and has no relation to anyone's.

Imagine someone with $10 finding a classroom project that speaks to them personally, seeing where their money is going, and realizing that they don't need to be a millionaire to make a difference.

When you're fund-raising for schools, then something's wrong. We seem to have lost some sort of sense of what the common good is, and if you don't have a sense of what the common good is, then at least give to what you think your specific goods are.

Where we're living we have a certain amount of our profit every year it's like a percentage 5 or 7% or something like that that we set aside specifically for charity things.

I've always been passionate about giving back, not just anywhere, but to my city specifically. That's extremely important to me.

The competition between me and Bill Gates, probably: Who can spend money more effectively that can do better philanthropy.

The most impactful dollars that Australia can spend are actually what goes to help the poorest.

I always thought that I would spend the first half of my life making money so I can spend the second half of my life giving it all away. And one of the defining moments of my life was when I realized that I could do both at the same time with TOMS.

I'm not going to run around uselessly spending money. It's a matter of choosing your charity. Some people choose themselves. For me, that is not enough.

I firmly believe that philanthropy is most effective and outcome-oriented when you ensure that your pledge actually gets spent.