Philanthropy Quotes

347 Philanthropy quotes by 228 unique authors

I've seen how important this concept is in business. To be truly successful, companies need to have a corporate mission that is bigger than making… — Marc Benioff
Itâ€™s important to think good, speak good, and do good. If we want to see positive change in the world, then we need to connect… — Shari Arison
All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then… — Saadi
I do not want to live under a philanthropy. I do not want to be taken care of by the government.... We do not want… — Woodrow Wilson
If philanthropy is not voluntary, it destroys liberty and justice. The law can give nothing that has not first been taken from its owner. — Frederic Bastiat
You have to build a culture of philanthropy. In a country like India, we need to be sensitive and caring about the poorer, more disadvantaged… — Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
The merchant must be no more pessimist than optimist, since pessimism induces him to hold back his capital but optimism induces him to take such… — W. E. B. Du Bois
I'm on a lot of nonprofit boards, but if I didn't enjoy it I wouldn't do it. I haven't yet done anything that's transformational in… — David Rubenstein
In business, the market gives you feedback in real time. Your sales figures tell you what's working, what isn't, and how you need to change.… — Jeff Raikes
All philanthropy is only a savoury fumigation burning at the mouth of a sewer. — Ellen Key
[May] this civic and social landmark [the Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center] ... be a constant reminder of the inspiring service that has been rendered… — Calvin Coolidge
In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just… — John Paul DeJoria
Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming. — Dan Pallotta
Philanthropies and charities have a certain air of quackery. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have much more confidence in the charity which begins in the home and diverges into a large humanity, than in the world-wide philanthropy which… — Anna Brownell Jameson
In every sorrowing soul I pour'd delight, And poverty stood smiling in my sight. — Homer
Be discriminating when dispensing charity. In the name of charity or philanthropy, we tend to do injustice to one's country. — Sathya Sai Baba
When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what they right hand doeth. — Matthew McConaughey
We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Philanthropy can take the risks that others cannot or will not. — Judith Rodin

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