“Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is overrated; and it is our selfishness which… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The only role other than paying their taxes, whatever those are, the only role for philanthropy broadly - of which the rich… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
All philanthropy — no age has seen more of it than our own — is only a savoury fumigation burning at the… — Ellen Key Copy Share Image
“He was a simple honest man. He never strayed, He never drank, he never smoked, and he never kissed a maid. And… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
If you look back at history, [Dale ] Carnegie highlighted the need for libraries to be a place where everyone could go… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Being innovative in your philantropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to… — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the mechanism for doing philanthropy in a structured way isn't yet in place in India. I already do a fair bit… — Yusuf Hamied Copy Share Image
It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
“It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
... we all know the wag's definition of a philanthropist: a man whose charity increases directly as the square of the distance. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate… — George Washington Carver Copy Share Image
By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent, and what to those we give, to Jove is lent. — Homer Copy Share Image
“Through their donations and work for voluntary organizations, the charitable rich exert enormous influence in society. As philanthropists, they acquire status within… — Teresa Odendahl Copy Share Image
I don't care if you're a parent giving to a child, a worker to a company, or a romantic to a lover,… — John Frederick Demartini Copy Share Image
We cannot preserve philanthropic and charitable values if we detach them completely from our fundamental personal beliefs and convictions. — Robert L. Payton Copy Share Image
Not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
“It occurred to him that thinking like this could explain why, even after all the jobs he'd pulled, he rarely had much… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
When time permits, I try to see interesting people in the cities I visit. In Seattle, I met Paul Allen, the co-founder… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
A world in which government is burdened by historic debt, philanthropy has limited resources, and the private sector is only interested in… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
There is very little moral mixture in the 'Antislavery' feeling of this country. A great deal is abstract philanthropy; part is hatred… — George William Curtis Copy Share Image
fashion has always been a little slow in accommodating large women. ... We're not asking for philanthropy here. Wake up, we're fat,… — Camryn Manheim Copy Share Image
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