Philanthropy Quotes
The greatest charity you can contribute to is yourself. Some say philanthropy is a hopeful trait of our time, while others view it as a smokescreen that masks deeper problems. Capitalists are praised for their charitable giving, sparking debate about true impact.
![“Philanthropy [has become] simply the refuge of people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures.” quote by Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/689/oscar-wilde-16_annoying_philanthropy-has-become-simply-the-refug_2502413.jpg)
![“[I]f you don't feel or look rich, you don't necessarily feel the same sense of obligation that a traditional rich person does or should: Noblesse oblige is, after all, dependent on a classical idea of who is and is not the nobility. As that starts to fall away, obligation--to culture, to the…” quote by Ellen Cushing](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f1b/ellen-cushing-96117_charity_i-f-you-don-t-feel-or-look-rich-you-don_617644.jpg)
![“[Addams] found that the people she was trying to help had better ideas about how their lives might be improved than she and her colleagues did. She came to believe that any method of philanthropy or reform premised on top-down assumptions—the assumption, for instance, that the reformer’s tastes or…” quote by Louis Menand](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cc5/louis-menand-8583_philanthropy_addams-found-that-the-people-she-was-try_2744348.png)
