Quotes about Philanthropy

Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.

If a thief helps a poor man out of the spoils of his thieving, we must not call that charity.

A man who was generous with his wealth. It has been reported that during his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million of his money to help others.

Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works.

The wealthiest man among us is the best

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies

Charity is love; not all love is charity.

But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,' faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!

There were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all.

Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

The world is my country, mankind are my friends, to do good is my religion.