Quotes about Philanthropy
Anyone can give away something expensive, but only those who understand sacrifice can give away something valuable.
— Kris Vallotton
I wish to become rich, so that I can instruct the people and glorify honest poverty a little, like those kind-hearted, fat, benevolent people do.
— Mark Twain
I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: 'What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.'
— Joseph Addison
The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much.
— St. John Chrysostom
The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.
— Ambrose of Milan
The more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
A man should make all he can, and give all he can.
— Nelson Rockefeller
When I fed the hungry, they called me a saint. When I asked why people are hungry, they called me a communist." Charity
— Shane Claiborne
Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.
— Barack Obama
In fact, unless I possess something, can I ever really give it?
— Stephen Covey
My No. 1 focus was on my foundation, the Tim Tebow Foundation, to bring faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in the darkest hour of need.
— Tim Tebow
Charity isn't about pity, it is about love.
— Mother Teresa