“ Philanthropist. A rich old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
- 65
“ To enjoy a good reputation give publicly, and steal privately. ”
- Josh Billings- Copy
- 4K
“ Philanthropic people lose all sense of Humanity, it is their distinguishing characteristic. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
- 857
“ 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
- 259
“ 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
- 2.7K
“ Are there not thousands in the world who love their fellows even to the death, who feel the giant agony of the world, and more, like slaves to poor humanity, labor for mortal good? ”
- John Keats- Copy
- 2.7K
“ The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not worth preserving. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
- 3.3K
“ If the barricades went up in our streets and the poor became masters, I think the priests would escape, I fear the gentlemen would; but I believe the gutters would simply be running with the blood of philanthropists. ”
- Gilbert K. Chesterton- Copy
- 1.5K
“ Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist. ”
- Sylvester Stallone- Copy
- 2.3K
“ Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining. ”
- Philo- Copy
- 393
“ Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic. ”
- Virginia Woolf- Copy
- 1.5K
“ 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
- 2.5K
“ 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
- 861
“ Philanthropists are people who give away what they could be getting back. ”
- Unknown- Copy
- 2.4K
“ Money does not necessarily ruin a man. Many millionaire philanthropists learned true charity only after acquiring their millions. ”
- Unknown- Copy
- 1.4K
“ Inside every woman is a potential major philanthropist waiting to emerge. ”
- Joan M. Fisher- Copy
- 108
“ In times of great need we are all rich enough to be philanthropists. ”
- Unknown- Copy
- 1.5K
“ 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
- 3.7K
“ Definition of a philanthropist: A generous person despised by relatives. ”
- Unknown- Copy
- 3K
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