Generosity Quote by David Thorne Download Open image ““Charity is detrimental unless it helps the recipient become independent of it.”” — David Thorne ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Generosity
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it. — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Strangely, charity sometimes gets dismissed, as if it is ineffective, inappropriate or even somehow demeaning to the recipient. 'This isn't charity,' some donors take… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
“No. Charity, like Socialism, is an invention of the weak to exploit the strong and bring them to their knees." — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“As well as being tailored to the circumstances of the recipient, charity allows the donor to make a moral choice. There is virtue in… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
“Charity is giving to someone what he needs versus what you want to give him.” — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
“Charity ain't giving people what you wants to give, it's giving people what they need to get.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“In the case of a charity, you must give without any conditions.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
“your poverty is serving no one. If you’re a charitable person, you’d be a whole lot more charitable if you had lots of money.” — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
“Charity can be a good thing. But the only cause I’ll support is because. Don’t ask me why.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Charity In charity lies happiness and bliss, If you haven’t done charity, you may miss, The power to love and share, Charity gives you… — Ron Sen Copy Share Image
“While the word charity connotes a single act of giving, justice speaks to right living, of aligning oneself with the world in a way… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
You can't trust girls. When I get a girlfriend I am not going to tell her where I live or work. — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“I was taught never to make a threat unless you are prepared to carry it out and I am not a fan of carrying… — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“If you had managed to persuade my mother not to procreate, I would not exist to send you the plans for constructing your own… — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“I do not own any camping gear, but this is not a problem, as I have watched every season of Survivor.” — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“In my country, terawatt globes are reserved for police helicopter chases and warning sailors of hazardous shoals. This is despite the fact that practically… — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“It is not necessary to attempt a resolution when it is self-resolving.” — David Thorne Copy Share Image
Without a concise set of rules to follow we would probably all have to resort to common sense — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“While I do not have a boyfriend, I do have a friend who is homosexual and I once asked him "Do you ever think… — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“The four seasons in Australia consist of "fuck it's hot," "Can you believe how fucking hot it is?", "I won't be in today because… — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“I was commissioned to write copy for an annual publication produced by Top Tourist Parks of Australia. After a print run of seventy-five thousand… — David Thorne Copy Share Image
I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism. — David Thorne Copy Share Image
“Is the guy in the wheelchair in Glee acting or is he a real parallelogram?” — David Thorne Copy Share Image
The greatest charity you can contribute to is yourself. Instead of spending a dollar to help feed hungry children, why not spend that dollar… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
In this choice of inheritance we have given to our frame of polity the image of a relation in blood; binding up the constitution… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
I would have none of that rigid circumspect charity which is never done without scrutiny, and which always mistrusts the truth of the necessities… — Jean Baptiste Massillon Copy Share Image
I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum. — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
The next time you're looking at a charity, don't ask about the rate of their overhead. Ask about the scale of their dreams. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Businesses acting as businesses, not as charitable donors, are the most powerful force for addressing the pressing issues society face(s) — Tony Elumelu Copy Share Image
Both fact and logic seem to me to support the view that savings invested in privately owned economic tools of production amount to an… — F. A. Harper Copy Share Image
Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. — James Cook Copy Share Image
I think more and more people are becoming much more sensitive to what they do with their money when they die, especially if they… — Angela Rippon Copy Share Image
Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution. — Anonymous 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 in society… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
