John Calvin Quotes

All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.

The part of the philanthropist is indeed a dangerous one; and the man who would do his neighbour good must first study how not to do him evil, and must begin by pulling the beam out of his own eye.

We all have the duty to do good.

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is.

The gods do not need sacrifices, so what might one do to please them? Acquire wisdom, it seems to me, and do all the good in one's power to those humans who deserve it.

Being charitable provides a boost to your psyche that is tough to replicate in any other way. But note that although any charity will happily take your money, you can give in other ways and still reap the same happiness reward. Volunteering and donating your old or unused belongings have the same result.

With wealth, one is in a position of responsibility. You must try to help others. It is as simple as that.

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

Travis Alexander was a good guy. Was he a saint? No. But he was somebody who was really, really invested in helping other people and making this world a better place. Everything he did, even the car he drove, was a sign of him trying to be a force for good in this world.

The root of this possibility of doing good - that we all have - is in creation.

I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful.

I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good.

If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.

It is unacceptable to be silent about American generosity.

In all the ages, three-fourths of the support of the great charities has been conscience money.

It's essential that we understand things like the free-rider problem, but we also need to understand that, fortunately, humans are a little nicer than economists give them credit for. Some people actually leave money at roadside fruit stands; some people give money to NPR so we can listen to it.

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.

If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die.

With our brains and our smarts and our altruistic capability, we can do a lot of good.

I'm not influencing the youth in no bad way. I'm doing can drives at my shows.

I don't do things to be rewarded. I help people because it's the right thing to do.

People can just put their cash away and continue to make money and never give back because they just do not care, but I immediately felt obligated to use my influence for good things.

Take what you're good at and give to the cause that you care most about.