Philanthropy Quotes

Philanthropy Quote of the day

Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world.

It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it.

If philanthropy is not voluntary, it destroys liberty and justice. The law can give nothing that has not first been taken from its owner.

True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.

Pure philanthropy is very well in its way but philanthropy plus five percent is a good deal better.

Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.

The sense of justice is continuous with the love of mankind.

We are responsible for the world in which we find ourselves, if only because we are the only sentient force which can change it.

Philanthropy can take the risks that others cannot or will not.

Philanthropy lies at the heart of human greatness.

Donate and do not talk about it, they say you do nothing for the society; do and talk about it, they say you seek publicity!

Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.

To have made even one person's life a little better, that is to succeed.

I urge you to celebrate the extraordinary courage and contributions of refugees past and present.

The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.

A man should make all he can, and give all he can.

The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. . . . I call C the Forgotten Man.

True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation.

We believe that human rights transcend boundaries and must prevail over state sovereignty.

Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation.

The best recreation 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.

When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what they right hand doeth.

It is better to be part of a great whole than to be the whole of a small part.

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.

Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming.

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.

True salvation can come only to a person who renders service to the community.

A world in which government is burdened by historic debt, philanthropy has limited resources, and the private sector is only interested in its own personal gain is simply unsustainable.

Philanthropy is one of the most hopeful characteristics of our time.

Don't just put it off and think about it!

Philanthropy [has become] simply the refuge of people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures.

Politics is social work with power.

Legal plunder has two roots: One, as we have just seen, is in human selfishness; the other is in false philanthropy.

Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.

Freemasonry is an order whose leading star is philanthropy and whose principles inculcate an unceasing devotion to the cause of virtue and morality.

Philanthropy is the rent we pay for the joy and privilege we have for our space on this earth.

Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling.

I love my fellow creatures - I do all the good I can - yet everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!

Philanthropy requires thought, action, and passion.

The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.

True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.

I think Christians should be leaders in art, science, philanthropy, charity, and all kinds of good works. We should be good examples for everyone. Unfortunately though, that's not often the case.

Bill [Gates] and I believe philanthropy can only be effective if it starts things and proves whether they actually work or not. That's the place that governments often don't want to, or can't, work.

Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks that business. If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

Philanthropy without scale and sustainability is like any other bad business that will simply wither and die on the vine.

Philanthropy isn't just about big gifts; it's about participation. It is about the grace that comes from working together.

Man is born a predestined idealist, for he is born to act. To act is to affirm the worth of an end, and to persist in affirming the worth of an end is to make an ideal.

Money is only unused power. The real purpose of wealth, after food, clothing and shelter, is philanthropy.