Quotes About Philanthropy

When a poor man gives something, that is a sacrifice indeed. When a rich man gives something, it hardly rises to the same level.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

Vegans plant goodwill.

Save the world, not your money

The man who neither gives in charity nor enjoys his wealth, which every day increases, breathes, indeed, like the bellows of a smith, but cannot be said to live.

Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed.

compassion being measured by the amount of other people's money you are prepared to pay for the supposed resolution of a social problem.

No amount of charity in spending such fortunes can compensate in any way for the misconduct in acquiring them.

Charity is love; not all love is charity.

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.

My family has always encouraged me to think of the needy.

I'm giving away 2 percent of my net income every month. I don't think Bill Gates is doing that.

I never wanted to be on any billionaires list. I never define myself by net worth. I always try to define myself by my values.

There are lot of ways people get non-economic payback - learning, networking, and relationships. These drive most angels more than the money.

We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not the church.

I'm very rich - in friends. I'm too nice a fellow. I give most of my money away.

My father is a genuinely nice guy and very generous to anybody and everybody. He likes to live life kingsize, and he doesn't know any other way, and I love that about him.

When I was younger, me and my dad used to do different things. I don't think I would call it community service. It was more just us doing nice things. We used to donate to Goodwill or do can drives. Give people money if they needed it. Little things like that.

I used to feel guilty about having nice things, because there was so much good I could be doing with that money. I always tell people that, if you can afford what I'm wearing, then you can afford to make a difference. But fashion has taught me that it's not a bad thing to love yourself and take care of yourself.

There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people.

Someday, I'd like to live a life based on doing good stuff instead of just not doing bad stuff.

But someday, I'd like to live a life based on doing good stuff instead of just not doing bad stuff. You know?

The noblest motive is the public good.

Charity should always be a constant.