Among the wealthy, generosity is often merely a kind of shyness. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“Liberians must stay away from "CHARITY" donations from the WEST, and EMPOWER THEMSELVES. Charity gives but doesn't transform. We can only "CHANGE"… — Henry Johnson Jr Copy Share Image
“I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan, as proposed by this bill, to indulge a benevolent and charitable sentiment… — Grover Cleveland Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the most legitimately dispiriting thing about reciprocal altruism is that it is a misnomer. Whereas with kin selection the "goal" of… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“Either the key to a man's wallet is in his heart, or the key to a man's heart is in his wallet.… — Noah Benshea Copy Share Image
Many ... begin to make converts from motives of charity, but continue to do so from motives of pride. ... Charity is… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as… — Norman Foster Copy Share Image
I never saw love as luck, as that gift from the gods which put everything else in place, and allowed you to… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
Generosity is something we learn, from our parents, schools and community. — Ross Perot Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want, giving makes you think you will. — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
The act of love . . . is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself. — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
I'd much rather leave £2bn to charity, or £3bn or £4bn, than £1bn. That is my motivation to carry on working as… — John Caudwell Copy Share Image
Laissez-faire capitalism, or anarchocapitalism, is simply the economic form of the libertarian ethic. Laissez-faire capitalism encompasses the notion that men should exchange… — Karl Hess Copy Share Image
Children, we are told to make an offering at the temple or at the feet of the guru, not because the Lord… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
“Although there was always generosity in the Negro neighborhood, it was indulged on pain of sacrifice. Whatever was given by Black people… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“I had nothing but generosity to report. The world and its people had opened their arms to me at every turn.” — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
Oxytocin infusion increases generosity in unilateral monetary transfers by 80 percent [and] increases donations to charity by 50 percent. — Paul J. Zak Copy Share Image
Altruism has always been one of biology's deep mysteries. Why should any animal, off on its own, specified and labeled by all… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
