Quotes about Philanthropy
If we had more justice there would be less need of charity.
— Henry Ford
The charitable system that does not aim to make itself unnecessary is not performing service.
— Henry Ford
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Charity is the root of all good works.
— St. Augustine
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
— Thomas Jefferson
Charity is the perfection and ornament of religion.
— Joseph Addison
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
— Henry Ford
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
— Henry Ward Beecher
The test of a man is in his immediate acts, and not in ultra-sentiments; and if those acts are consistently informed with selfishness and bitterness, if those at home hear his steps with dread, and feel a joyful relief on his departure, how empty are his expressions of sympathy for the suffering or down trodden how futile his membership of a philanthropic society.
— Napoleon Hill
The richest persons are those who give most in service to others.
— Napoleon Hill
When I was a kid, I'd always tell myself if I ever grew up to have money, I'd help even more people than I do when I didn't have any money.
— Mike Evans