George Ade Quotes

The second part of all his revenues, which came yearly into his possession, and was included in the receipts of the exchequer, as we mentioned a little before, he, with ready devotion, gave to God, ordering his ministers to divide it carefully into four parts, on the condition that the first part should be discreetly bestowed on the poor

Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.

Britain leads the way in fund raising. I am so proud of Britain.

When I was a kid I got so much help from the Church. When I was a kid, our family was so poor they couldn't afford me to go to school, so there was an American family that send the money to the church to support my school fees.

Almes never make poore.

Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

I do not give alms; I am not poor enough for that.

#GivingTuesday is the perfect cyber-counterbalance to Black Friday and emphasizes giving back in this era of mass consumption.

In the charitable world, I find myself giving to large projects that I think can make a large-scale impact.

If you want your checkbook to follow your heart, make a donation to those doing work you support.

More money gives me the chance to help more people, to give something back.

Philanthropy should be voluntary.

We hope that others will also commit to giving generously and starting young.

Anybody doing philanthropy has to find something that appeals to them from their own personal background or from intellectual curiosity.

Raising money, like sausage-making, ain't pretty to see, and it would be just criminally naive to rely on the big hearts of big donors.

I give a lot to charity when it comes to clothes.

If you compare charitable donations, you name it, religious tithing, giving, Americans trump citizens of the world hands down.

The poverty of a man of benevolence is not to be considered as poverty but only as his temporary inability to exercise his inherent duty.

I'm not good at raising money. I don't like to raise money. It's been my experience that when I ask someone for money, it's not long before they return the favor.

Every time New York City suffered a tragedy, Donald Trump was there to help. And he did it anonymously.

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

You don't want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or to AIDS awareness or to give out scholarships. You don't want to hear about that.

My only regret about money is that I don't have more to give away.

Buffett gave significant portions of his wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Buffett made money for 50 years before he donated.

My name is Brock and it also means 'broke.' I'm going for broke - I intend to give everything away of everything I have over time.