Quotes About Philanthropy

When you ask for money, you are not taking something away; you are giving an opportunity.

SnowAngel: who's Bill Gates?

Instead of worrying about the question of suffering in the world, spend your time alleviating it!

Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.

Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness, when bequeathed by those who. when alive, would not have contributed.

But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,' faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!

There were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all.

The only difference between us and the professors of virtue or benevolence, or philanthropy - never mind the name - is that we know it is all meaningless, and say so, while they know it equally and will never say so.

his philanthropy was of that gunpowderous sort that the difference between it & animosity was hard to determine

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

See'st thou our youth? and dost thou hear them plead? They long for knowledge, but no books to read Then found a Library, rich, choice and free. Sure all will join in such Philanthropy, And thus these youth much Knowledge will obtain And wiser be when future years they gain.

And they did it with something that is basicly worthless in our society - pennies. But overseas, pennies can move mountains

Just as the Torah and Bible teach concern for those in distress, the Koran instructs all Muslims to make caring for widows, orphans, and refugees a priority.

Who has in his heart always the well-being of others, and is wholly given, in acts, thoughts, and in speech, to the good of others, he alone knows what dharma is.

No es por filantropía que hay que tener un país menos desigual, más homogéneo. Es para darle viabilidad al país mismo:

she really did possess a love for humanity, and the further removed humanity was, both in space and time, the more she loved it.

the Rockefeller

When the Haiti earthquake happened, I registered with UNICEF to set up an account, and posted to Twitter for people to donate to it. In a matter of a couple of hours, $30,000 had been donated. That, to me, was eye-opening.

Working with kids is something I really enjoy doing - that's why I also do work with UNICEF.

I went to India with UNICEF in connection with Manchester United to raise money for children's education.

Working with Operation Smile is a completely life-altering experience. It is truly inspiring to be a part of something with so many unique individuals who come together for the greater good of helping others.

Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing unit to violins for a school recital to microscope slides for a biology class.

Unite liberality with a just frugality; always reserve something for the hand of charity; and never let your door be closed to the voice of suffering humanity.

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.