Quotes About Philanthropy

For me, humanitarian service, or rather service of all that lives, is religion. And I draw no distinction between such religion and politics.

So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

I give money for church organs in the hope the organ music will distract the congregation's attention from the rest of the service.

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.

To be good and to do good-that is the whole of religion.

The religious instinct will never be replaced by law or even philanthropy.

You cannot separate charity and religion.

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

I respect generosity in people, and I respect it in companies too, I don't look at it as philanthropy; I see it as an investment in the community.

Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.

Be generous in nature and thought; for this wins respect and gives confidence and power.

All values in this world are more or less questionable, but the most important thing in life is human kindness.

John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.

Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.

It is more satisfying to sacrifice oneself for the poor victim than to enable the other to overcome their victim status and perhaps become even more successful than ourselves.

A god of kindness would be charitable to all. Your god of wrath and punishment is but a monstrous phantasy.

A generous person is a person who doesn't only give money, but also contributes his service to humanity.

Live as if life is for loving and giving.

My happiness comes from the donation of my life in many ways for the current and for the future generations.

The moral purpose of every human life should be to attain happiness through service to humanity.

You attain happiness not by gaining, but by giving.

If we seized all the assets of the eighty-five wealthiest people in the world to make a fund to give annually to the poorest half, it would raise their spending power by less than 10 cents a day.

There is a subtle difference between Charity and Philanthropy. In my view, the act of Charity is when you give a fish to the hungry person, while Philanthropy is when you teach her/him how to fish. Our world needs both, Charity as well as Philanthropy.