Quotes About Philanthropy

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

When a man is rescued from selfish desire his mind is unencumbered, and he is free to work for humanity.

Mere philanthropy and humanity ... are not religion. There must also be piety. The soul must live in the divine presence; must inhale the Spirit of God; must utter its contrition, its weaknesses, its wants, and its thanks-givings to its Heavenly Father.

It is a shame for a man to be a millionaire in possessions if he is not also a millionaire in beneficence.

The thrift that does not make a man charitable sours into avarice.

Altruism is the kind of pie best eaten with a lot of gravy and little inspection of the kind of kidney it's stuffed with.

money is made for the free-hearted and generous, and where is the injury of taking from another, what he hath not the heart to make use of?

A personal injustice is stronger motivation than any instinct of philanthropy

My chest of books divide amongst my friends--

My goal is more youth oriented. I'm super big on education, I was in school to be an elementary education teacher so I'm starting to build schools, getting supplies in schools in Nicaragua.

It meant that New York philanthropists, New York society, would now rediscover the library. ... that learning, books, education have glamour, that self-improvement has glamour, that hope has glamour.

For every dollar we have given to athletics, we have given about 27 to higher education or medical research.

Let the schools teach the nobility of labour and the beauty of human service: but the superstitions of ages past? Never!

True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason.

ANYONE WHO GIVES ANYTHING—TIME, MONEY, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND NETWORKS—IN ANY AMOUNT, TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD.

A success unshared is a failure.

The goodness you do might fail; but keep doing it, because the real failure is never doing goodness!

The most important elements of faith [are] believing in something bigger than yourself, taking care of those less fortunate than you.

I have no faith, very little hope, and as much charity as I can afford.

Charity can be the outward expression of faith and hope.

Most people aren't remembered for what they've done for themselves, they're remembered for what they've done for others and the world.

He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

Life will ultimately belong to those who look beyond a materialistic world and engage in giving, sharing and helping.