Appreciated Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is overrated; and it is our selfishness which overrates it.”

— Henry David Thoreau

Philanthropy can have a very strong selfish component.

— Martha Nussbaum

Philanthropy lies at the heart of human greatness.

— Patrick J. Ryan

“Philanthropy" means "love of mankind." Collective love is at the core of justice. The wealthiest among us, those who have the broadest horizons to…

— Ralph Nader

A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some…

— Walter Scott

Philanthropy is one of the most hopeful characteristics of our time.

— Mary Livermore

I know nothing of philosophical philanthropy. But I know what I have seen, and what I have looked in the face in this world…

— Charles Dickens

I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And…

— Priscilla Chan

Though easy to define, it is important to understand the significance of philanthropy. I believe it is really a state of mind: where one…

— Shiv Nadar

Philanthropy is loving, and ameliorative, revolutionary; it wakens lofty desires, new possibilities, achievements, and energies; ... it touches thought to spiritual issues, systematizes action,…

— Mary Baker Eddy

Philanthropy is the duty of how we should behave when things go wrong for people, and how we can help to make things better…

— Robert L. Payton

Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation.

— Pope Francis