Philanthropic Quotes - Page 2

• Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.

  David Rockefeller

  Giving, Charitable, Corporate

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.

  Walter Scott

  Life, Power, Men

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• One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

  George Eliot

  Money, Luxury, Giving

  George Eliot (2016). “Complete Works Of George Eliot”, p.2974, ShandonPress

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• Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

  John D. Rockefeller

  Motivational, Independent, Charity

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Life, Humility

  Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria

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• Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Helen Keller (2011). “To Live, to Think, to Hope: Inspirational Quotes by Helen Keller”, p.153, Matthew Gordon

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

  Benjamin Franklin

  Karma, Charity, Philanthropy

  Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1817). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.2

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• Do what you can, with what you have and do it now!

  George Washington Carver

  New Beginnings, Today Not Tomorrow, Words Of Wisdom

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• The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.

  Henry Ford

  Life, Money, Inspiration

  Henry Ford (2015). “My Life and Work: Top Biography”, p.130, 谷月社

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• No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

  Aesop

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  Aesop (1963). “Aesop's fables”, Cliffs Notes

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• Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Heaven, Charity

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• Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have.

  Saul Alinsky

  Mean, Creativity, New Beginnings

  Saul Alinsky (2016). “Thirteen Tactics for Realistic Radicals: from Rules for Radicals”, p.5, Vintage

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• When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  Quoted in Joseph P. Lash, Eleanor: The Years Alone (1972)

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• No one has ever become poor by giving.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Morning, Kindness

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• Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.

  Richard Branson

  Life, People, Balance

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• I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Encouragement, Kindness, Fear

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• Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.

  Marvin Olasky

  Humility, Harm, Giver

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• A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

  Jack London

  Dog, Generosity, Giving

  Jack London (2015). “The Road: Classic American Literature”, p.3, 谷月社

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• If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.

  Bob Hope

  Life, Happiness, Success

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• You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

  John Bunyan

  Motivational, Success, Perseverance

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• Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Life, Charity, Appreciated

  Henry David Thoreau (1882). “Walden”, p.121

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• What are you doing for others?

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings, Helping Others, Volunteer

  Jim Haskins, James Haskins, Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1992). “I have a dream: the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr”, Millbrook Pr

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• Give something back by becoming more

  Tony Robbins

  Positive Thinking, Responsibility, Giving

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

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

  Tony Robbins

  Motivational, Positive, Powerful

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Feb 06, 2015

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• I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Wise

  Andrew Carnegie (2014). “The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay: The Gospel of Wealth”, p.186, Courier Corporation

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