Altruism became the sole legitimate motivation for giving a kidney. And it is a partial - I say a partial failure. — Sally Satel Copy Share Image
Satisfy your demand for reason but always remember that charity is beyond reason, and God can be known through charity. — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Heap coals of fire on the head of your enemy Mthis most uncharitable advice is found in a book [the Bible], of… — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
Altruism is masked self-interest. Aggressive self-interest is a masked urge to self-destruction. — Greg Bear Copy Share Image
You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money to those who work, as the recompense of their… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The constitutionality and propriety of the Federal Government assuming to enter into a novel and vast field of legislation, namely, that of… — Franklin Pierce Copy Share Image
But I also happen to be someone who believes in tithing--the giving of a tenth . — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Service or giving is the other side of receiving. Giving and receiving is a full circle: a full circle feels more natural… — Laura Huxley Copy Share Image
“Helping is not, as conventionally thought, a charitable act that is praiseworthy to do but not wrong to omit. It is something… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it. — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Charity requires sacrifice, and members of Congress could set a good example of charity by giving up their pay increase. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I am still amazed at the amount of Christian charity [Wellesley] stuck us all with, a kind of glazed politeness in the… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
Righteousness and generosity are inseparable. The person whose heart longs for God also longs to give to others. — Dillon Burroughs Copy Share Image
Keep the change, Gin," McCallister said in a smarmy, mocking voice. "Consider it an early Christmas present." "Aw," I drawled. "A whopping… — Jennifer Estep Copy Share Image
Our generosity is measured not by what we give but by what we keep. — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Your path is your own, but you must walk side by side with others, with compassion and generosity as your beacons. If… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
Think of others more than you think of yourself. Self-giving is the secret of happiness. — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
“Traumatic events destroy the sustaining bonds between individual and community. Those who have survived learn that their sense of self, of worth,… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity, and beauty as conspicuously as the want… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Dating is like trying to catch a fish. Some guys go to the gym and have huge muscles and six-pack abs, and… — Brandon Wade Copy Share Image
Fashion and wearing clothes is a daily routine for everybody. What better way to spread the word of giving back and philanthropic… — Patrick Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Do not make small goals because they do not have the magic to stir men's souls. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“Quite rapidly Etta became acquainted with the realities of poverty in one of its loneliest forms -- that of the poor middle-class… — Richard Aldington Copy Share Image
I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you spend goes to a good cause. — Lara Spencer Copy Share Image
Art can never match the luxury and superfluity of Nature. In the former all is seen; it cannot afford concealed wealth, and… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I already give cash to good causes at least once a week via the plethora of my friends' mid-life crises masquerading as… — Grace Dent Copy Share Image
I've set up businesses. I've set up charities. I have actually done the work myself. — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“And so you carried life for the world, Mary, as you fled, to protect that very life from threats of death. Joining… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share Image
Generosity should begin lightly and deepen later, fro when it is first rich and then lessens, people forget the kindness. Authority should… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Directly down the lawn and accross the Ellipse from the White House are those ordered, classic lines of the Jefferson Memorial and… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“When I choose organic and “beyond organic foods,” I honestly feel as though it is an act of charity. Each time you… — Nicholas J. Meyer Copy Share Image
“Nothing shows our hearts like sacrifice. When we are willing not only to give from our excess, but to embrace some personal… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to a better… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image