Philanthropy Quotes

He who bestows his goods upon the poor, shall have as much again, and ten times more. (John Bunyan, 1628-1688)

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in doing good to their fellow men. (Cicero, 106-43 b.c.)

The most acceptable service to god is doing good to man. (Ben Franklin, 1706-1790)

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. (Stephen Grellet, 1773-1855)

The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray. (Robert Green Ingersoll, 1833-1899)

To pity distress is but human: to relieve it is Godlike. (Horace Mann, 1796-1859)

A large part of altruism, even when it is perfectly honest, is grounded upon the fact that it is uncomfortable to have unhappy people about one. (Henry L. Mencken, 1880-1956)

A good deed never goes unpunished. (Gore Vidal, b. 1925)

Philanthropy seems to have become simply the refuge of people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures. (Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900)

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