Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

I never used the press for anything except my charity.

One thing must be granted to the rich: they are goodnatured.

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.

Scott Hall is a great wrestler, a better friend, but more than anything a very caring human being. Scott never passed a homeless person or someone in need without opening his wallet. This is a guy that has the first two nickels he ever made.

There are different types of people in this world, and I am the type of person who loves to give.

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

I'm very giving. Even if it's for nonsense, I'll give it to you.

Without love, benevolence becomes egotism.

Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing.

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.

If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.

Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.

I've always felt that if you've been blessed, you should try to help as many people as you can. I just think that's the right thing to do.

Charity is willingly given from the heart.

If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.

For over 35 years, I've been making charitable donations anonymously.

Craig Newmark looks like the kind of guy who would help you move your apartment, sell your furniture, get a job, or help you find that cute girl you saw on the subway.

I'm very generous.

There is the expression of selfishness and there is the expression of selflessness - but economists or theoreticians never touched that part. They said: 'Go and become a philanthropist.' I said, 'No, I can do that in the business world, create a different kind of business - a business based on selflessness.'

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

I have anonymously helped many thousands.

I just feel like I have when I started making a lot of money, I started spreading it out to people. Mickelson, the whole deal, the over-tip: if I see a guy that looks like he needs a hand out or something, I'll pull something out and give him something.

I admire people like Warren Buffett that are donating so much money to charity.