Quotes about Philanthropy

The richest persons are those who give most in service to others.

When I was a kid, I'd always tell myself if I ever grew up to have money, I'd help even more people than I do when I didn't have any money.

Anyone can give away something expensive, but only those who understand sacrifice can give away something valuable.

I wish to become rich, so that I can instruct the people and glorify honest poverty a little, like those kind-hearted, fat, benevolent people do.

Government, in its ultimate form, is the biggest philanthropher based in the world. And Bill Gates also said that he could do a small part of what the government can do, which is business philanthropy, equalling people and making sure there is inclusiveness.

I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: 'What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.'

The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much.

The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.

The more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity.

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

What you realize when you work in the philanthropic world is that people aren't just numbers: they are families with real needs and you need to make your judgments with kindness and thoughtfulness in order to serve those needs.

When I fed the hungry, they called me a saint. When I asked why people are hungry, they called me a communist." Charity