Quotes on Philanthropic

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 moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.

He who gives only what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice.

It takes a noble man to plant a seed for a tree that will someday give shade to people he may never meet.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

It has been said that the people of this country are deeply interested in the humanitarian and philanthropic considerations involved in [the Eastern Question]. All must appreciate such feelings. But I am mistaken if there be not a yet deeper sentiment on the part of the people of this country, one with which I cannot doubt your lordships will ever sympathise, and that is - the determination to maintain the Empire of England.

By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent, and what to those we give, to Jove is lent.

Philanthropic and religious bodies do not commonly make their executive officers out of saints.

We are responsible for the world in which we find ourselves, if only because we are the only sentient force which can change it.

Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-caluculated less or more.

The Americans make associations to give entertainment, to found seminaries, to build inns, to construct churches, to diffuse books, to send missionaries to the antipodes; in this manner, they found hospitals, prisons and schools.

My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.

I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others. Just as I think it's important to run companies well, with a close eye to the bottom line, I think you have to use your entrepreneurial experience to make corporate philanthropy effective.

The premise of this foundation is one life on this planet is no more valuable than the next.

I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'

The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.

He who has conferred a benefit on anyone from motives of love or honor will feel pain, if he sees that the benefit is received without gratitude.

It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.