Philanthropy Quotes - Page 2

• Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

  Albert Camus

  Life, Gratitude, Lying

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• Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Fun

  The Lorax (1971)

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

  Albert Einstein

  Motivational, Karma, Integrity

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• Philanthropy is the rent we pay for the joy and privilege we have for our space on this earth.

  Jerold Panas

  Space, Joy, Privilege

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• You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

  Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.34, Lulu.com

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• Every man must decide whether he will walk in the creative light of altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment. Life's persistent and most urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?'

  Martin Luther

  Men, Light, Creative

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• The difference between charity and philanthropy is the distance of the soul... To be philanthropic is to give something, to be charitable is to give one's own heart.

  Maya Angelou

  Distance, Heart, Differences

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• I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Gratitude

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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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• Philanthropy requires thought, action, and passion.

  Robert L. Payton

  Passion, Action

  Robert L. Payton, Michael P. Moody (2008). “Understanding Philanthropy: Its Meaning and Mission”, p.102, Indiana University Press

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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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• To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Education, Money

  Aristotle (1869). “The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle”, p.56

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• Philanthropy isn't just about big gifts; it's about participation.  It is about the grace that comes from working together.

  Marc Benioff

  Grace, Working Together, Bigs

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• If you want to change the world, be that change.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Volunteer, World, Want

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• To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Life, Success

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• Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and, unfortunately, extremely pervasive.

  Naveen Jain

  Writing, Ideas, Giving Money

  "An Entrepreneurial Perspective on Philanthropy" by Naveen Jain, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 16, 2016.

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• Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.

  Bill Gates

  Success, Creativity, Skills

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• Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.

  Eli Broad

  Writing, Giving, People

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• True generosity must benefit both parties. No woman can control her destiny if she doesn't give to herself as much as she gives of herself.

  Suze Orman

  Party, Destiny, Generosity

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  Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

  George Eliot

  Love, Inspirational, Friendship

  "The New Dictionary of Thoughts: A Cyclopedia of Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, both Ancient and Modern". Book compiled by Tryon Edwards et al., 1960.

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• The philanthropic tradition is older than democracy, older than Christianity, and older than higher education. It gives form and purpose to personal and social life that cannot be provided by the self-interest of economic enterprise or required by the mandate of political institutions.

  Robert L. Payton

  Self, Giving, Political

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• My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it.

  Dr. An Wang

  Technology, Needs, Used

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• Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling.

  Bill Gates

  Fun, Fulfilling

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• Money is only unused power. The real purpose of wealth, after food, clothing and shelter, is philanthropy.

  Leon Levy

  Real, Helping Others, Purpose

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