Quotes about Philanthropy
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Supposing I write out a cheque for a billion dollars to the foundation, does it mean anything? There must be evidence of philanthropy. Otherwise, I'm sitting with that money, earning interest exactly the way in my holding company.
— Shiv Nadar
I'll get involved in philanthropy.
— Hillary Clinton
Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
He is great who confers the most benefits.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man is born for deeds of kindness.
— Marcus Aurelius
Men resemble the gods in nothing so much as in doing good to their fellow creatures.
— Cicero
The booksellers are generous liberal-minded men.
— Samuel Johnson
None but a good man is really a living man, and the more good any man does, the more he really lives. All the rest is death, or belongs to it.
— Herman Melville
As long as there is poverty in this world, no man can be totally rich even if he has a billion dollars.
— Martin Luther
Good religious men, with the love of men in their hearts, and the means to pay their toll in their pockets.
— Henry David Thoreau
Let us be Christians toward our fellow-whites, as well as philanthropists toward the blacks our fellow-men. In all things, and toward all, we are enjoined to do as we would be done by.
— Herman Melville