“ A race of altruists is necessarily a race of slaves. A race of free men is necessarily a race of egoists. ”
- Max Stirner- Copy
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“ Princess Diana was a wonderful, caring philanthropist. She would come sometimes into the church and sit at the back and pray. ”
- Princess Diana- Copy
- 3.8K
“ Feast of Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Philanthropist, Reformer of the Church, 1093 Commemoration of Edmund Rich of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1240 We get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when, and only when, we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are wrong so far and so long as we stand in any other position. ”
- A. W. Tozer- Copy
- 3.8K
“ Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. ”
- Martin Luther King Jr.- Copy
- 3.7K
“ Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic. ”
- David Rockefeller- Copy
- 2.1K
“ Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. ”
- Martin Luther King Jr.- Copy
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“ Angelina Jolie embodies so many qualities of what St. John represents. She is strong, independent and dynamic. She's a mother, actress and a philanthropist. ”
- Richard Cohen- Copy
- 2.7K
“ Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless. ”
- Mortimer Adler- Copy
- 3.5K
“ All people are endowed with the faculty of compassion, and for this reason can develop the humanitarian spirit. ”
- Albert Schweitzer- Copy
- 2.9K
“ Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist. ”
- Sylvester Stallone- Copy
- 3.7K
“ The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich. ”
- Holbrook Jackson- Copy
- 414
“ An altruist is one who would be sincerely sorry to see his neighbor's children devoured by wolves. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
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“ Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, to making one another unhappy. It is an art like any other. Its virtuosi are called altruists. ”
- H.L. Mencken- Copy
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“ Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, to making one another unhappy. It is an art like any other. Its virtuosi are called altruists. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
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“ Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining. ”
- Philo- Copy
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“ A cigar," said the altruist, "a cigar, my good man, I cannot give you. But any time you need a light, just come around; mine is always lit. ”
- Karl Kraus- Copy
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“ To enjoy a good reputation give publicly, and steal privately. ”
- Josh Billings- Copy
- 2K
“ I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'. ”
- Ronald Reagan- Copy
- 585
“ Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place. ”
- Jeff Koons- Copy
- 3K
“ The cinema, like the detective story, makes it possible to experience without danger all the excitement, passion and desirousness which must be repressed in a humanitarian ordering of life. ”
- Carl Jung- Copy
- 3K
“ The giving of blood is imbued with the psychology of peace, for it leaves its humanitarian mark in the hearts of those who give for their fellowman. ”
- Red Cross Courier- Copy
- 484
“ We've killed a million Iraqis since the start of the Gulf war - mostly by blocking humanitarian aid. ”
- Woody Harrelson- Copy
- 2K
“ Philanthropic people lose all sense of Humanity, it is their distinguishing characteristic. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
- 3.6K
“ I'm not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in. ”
- Gregory Peck- Copy
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“ He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead. ”
- Voltaire- Copy
- 144
“ The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not worth preserving. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
- 560
“ He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing, but a supply of toothpicks. ”
- Douglas William Jerrold- Copy
- 484
“ I love my fellow creatures — I do all the good I can — yet everybody says I'm such a disagreeable man! ”
- W. S. Gilbert- Copy
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