Best Philanthropic Quotes
81 Philanthropic quotes by 70 unique authors
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I really enjoy being able to spend my time doing different charitable and philanthropic activities.
— Jennie Garth
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Social activism has gone mainstream. A new generation of philanthropic leaders such as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Bono are providing inspiration, guidance, and billions…
— Willow Bay
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Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed.
— Theodor Herzl
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A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
— Benjamin Franklin
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Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
— Khalil Gibran
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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
— Khalil Gibran
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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
— Calvin Coolidge
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One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!
— George Eliot
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If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
— Bob Hope
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As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.
— Victor Hugo
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My own philanthropic efforts have always included an educational element, whether it's expanding opportunities to educate a promising mind or extending the brain's ability to…
— Naveen Jain
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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
— John F. Kennedy
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Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
— Jack London
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The United States is at a critical juncture in time. Our government is riddled with historic debt, and the limited resources of philanthropic and non-profit…
— Simon Mainwaring
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To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
— Horace Mann
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Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
— Tony Robbins
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Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.
— David Rockefeller
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
— John D. Rockefeller
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When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have…
— Walter Scott
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If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
— Mother Teresa
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Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many…
— Ida B. Wells
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