Quotes About Philanthropy

An act of charity by the citizens questions the worthiness of the government.

You create wealth by what you give.

Giving freely is sharing freely.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

The real power of money is the power to give it away.

To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.

Doing good, Disinterested good, is not our trade.

I see the marks of God in the heavens and the earth, but how much more in a liberal intellect, in magnanimity, in unconquerable rectitude, in a philanthropy which forgives every wrong, and which never despairs of the cause of Christ and human virtue! I do and I must reverence human nature…. I thank God that my own lot is bound up with that of the human race.

But the weak who constantly arouse the pity of humanitarians and philanthropists are the shiftless, the imprudent, the negligent, the impractical, and the inefficient, or they are the idle, the intemperate, the extravagant, and the vicious. Now

The philanthropists and humanitarians have their minds all full of the wretched and miserable whose case appeals to compassion, attacks the sympathies, takes possession of the imagination, and excites the emotions. They

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.

The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.

It's not how much we give but how much we put into giving. -Mother Teresa

We want to be part of a new generation of givers.

The spirit of Missions is the spirit of our Master: the very genius of His religion. A diffusive philanthropy is Christianity itself. It requires perpetual propagation to attest its genuineness.

You can give of your talent, you can give of your possessions, or you can give of yourself. For God's sake, give something.

A benefactor is a representative of God.

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.

I don't know how many millions I'll make, so I have to give some back to charity. God blesses me with the money, but only if I give some away.

if they take half the buildings that they use to praise god and give it to the motherfuckers who need god we'd be 'aight

I do small things. I try to do good things every day. If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.

I generally think if you do good things for people in the world, that comes back and you benefit from it over time.