There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Let anti-slavery charity boxes stand uppermost among those for missionary, tract and educational purposes. On this subject, Christians have been asleep; let… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
Small charities deserve a bigger political voice and politicians need to hear us. Many of us are working on the margins -… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
I was always clear that I didn't want to just do pure charity. My thinking was definitely about looking at the levers… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
He that rightly understands the reasonableness and Excellency of charity will know that it can never be excusable to waste any of… — William Law Copy Share Image
For those of us who make music together, I think it's important to realize that generosity on both sides is actually going… — Kelela Copy Share Image
The degree to which you're peculiar and different is the degree to which you must learn to hear people thinking. Just in… — Mike Nichols Copy Share Image
Attacking the indecency of life in much of the Southern Hemisphere is no longer a matter of grace, of charity, of patronizing… — Anthony Lewis Copy Share Image
One great reason why men practice generosity so little in the world, is, their finding so little there: generosity is catching; and… — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke Copy Share Image
I am indebted to the British welfare state; the very one that Mr Cameron would like to replace with charity handouts. When… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
The genius of happiness is still so rare. To possess it means to approach life with the humility of a beggar, but… — Ellen Key Copy Share Image
“You have no idea what this country truly is, my carefree young mistress. You've only shed tears for another dress you could… — Catherine Aerie Copy Share Image
“But why bother with guests at all? The virtual community is larger and less trouble than the relatives and friends upon whom… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“Such gratuity necessarily revolutionizes the ordinary human way of looking at talent, effort, and achievement. Henceforth I do strain, I do intend,… — Erasmo Leiva Copy Share Image
“A generous intercourse of charity united the most distant provinces, and the smaller congregations were cheerfully assisted by the alms of their… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“Charity felt crumpled and wrung out after her cry, like a sponge that had gone through a week of dishes. Of course… — Elizabeth Jane Howard Copy Share Image
I think every athlete should give back to schools. I know athletes donate and have things that they give charity to, but,… — Gilbert Arenas Copy Share Image
Obstinacy is the strength of the weak. Firmness founded upon principle, upon the truth and right, order and law, duty and generosity,… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
“Giving out of your surplus does not make you generous, it makes your selfishness more tolerable! Giving while you are lacking is… — William Branks Copy Share Image
Less money spent on billboards that just make us feel good about ourselves and more on soup kitchens and organized visits to… — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
If you listen closely to the voices of our veterans, you understand that yes, they all returned from war changed, but what… — Michael Mullen Copy Share Image
Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all,… — Oren Arnold Copy Share Image
“Altruism, a jargon word for what used to be called love, is worse than weakness, it is sin, a violation of nature.… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
Policies are also to blame: the only thing that the governments and people can come up with to give to the poor… — Muhammad Yunus Copy Share Image
Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“We are doomed, but fortunately, there are holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries that help. We never want to love. We only love, so… — Karl Kristian Flores Copy Share Image
I want to just say something very, very personal. As you know, Louisiana has undergone a lot of flooding over the last… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
All of us must act selfishly to Iearn charity, must lie to learn honor, must betray and be betrayed to learn to… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
At best the family teaches the finest things human beings can learn from one another generosity and love. But it is also,… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I will give away at least half my wealth during my lifetime and after my death. In the meantime, I'll continue to… — John Caudwell Copy Share Image
I was once young and now I am old, but not once have I been witness to God's failure to supply my… — William Carey Copy Share Image
Anything you do from the soulful self will help lighten the burdens of the world. Anything. You have no idea what the… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
“Bodily passion, which has been so unjustly decried, compels its victims to display every vestige that is in them of unselfishness and… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Above all, always see Jesus in every person, and consequently treat each one not only as an equal and as a brother… — Charles de Foucauld Copy Share Image
There flows throughout our whole history a stream of humanity, of generosity, of tolerance, so broad, so powerful, and so pure that… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
Success with a small s is based on accumulation and materialism. Success with a large S is based on the unfoldment of… — Michael Beckwith Copy Share Image
Every day, I am blessed by the goodness in our country and the kindness and the generosity of the American people. We… — Cary Kennedy Copy Share Image
Shouldn't you put the same amount of effort into your giving as you might for your for-profit investments? After all, philanthropy is… — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Copy Share Image
My father died when I was nine and a half. We were on relief for two years. They call it welfare now,… — Larry King Copy Share Image
I do as much charity work as I can and that my family life will allow. I do believe charity begins at… — Jamie Lee Curtis Copy Share Image
