Quotes about Philanthropy
The more you give, the more you can give.
— Roy Bennett
You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.
— Samuel Johnson
As it is more blessed to give than receive, so it must be more blessed to receive than to give back.
— Robert Frost
I've heard that the best way to help poor people is to make sure you don't become one of them
— Robin Sharma
The wise person doesn't ask, "What have I achieved?" but rather, "What have I contributed?"
— Marianne Williamson
A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society.
— Bill Gates
Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one.
— Nikolai Berdyaev
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
— Maya Angelou
The question of bread for myself is a material question; but the question of bread for my neighbour, for everybody, is a spiritual and a religious question.
— Nikolai Berdyaev
I'm not denying their kindness," said the Rani. "But after all kindness isn't the only virtue.
— Aldous Huxley
The best things to do with the best things in life is to give them away.
— Dorothy Day
The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation.
— Myles Munroe