Quotes about Philanthropy
Wealth is not to feed our egos, but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.
- Andrew Carnegie
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
- Samuel Johnson
ALMSDEED (ALMSDEED) n.s.[from alms and deed.]An act of charity; a charitable gift. This woman was full of good works, and almsdeeds which she did.BibleActs,ix. 36. Hard favour'd Richard, where art thou?Thou art not here: murder is thy almsdeed;Petitioner for blood thou ne'er put'st back.Shakespeare'sHenry VI.
- Samuel Johnson
The proper use, then, of all the good gifts we have received is the free and generous sharing of those gifts with others.
- John Calvin
Generosity isn't an act. It's a way of life.
- Chip Ingram
The size of the federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conscience or charitable concern.
- Ronald Reagan
The greatest source of America's generosity is not our government; it's the good heart of the American people.
- George W. Bush
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.
- Confucius
Seek always to do some good, somewhere... Even if it's a little thing, so something for those that need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.
- Albert Schweitzer
When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.
- Paul Allen
You can't help the poor by becoming one of them.
- Brian Tracy
The greatest deterrent to giving is the illusion that this earth is our home.
- Randy Alcorn