John Tillotson Quotes

Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.

It is a shame for a man to be a millionaire in possessions if he is not also a millionaire in beneficence.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

I have always been generous because I know that I have done well in life and I believe it is part of my duty to give back. So I am always been philanthropic.

My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.

On why he has donated $600 million to selected charities. I simply decided I had enough money.

Defer not charities till death; for certainly, if a man weigh it rightly, he that doth so is rather liberal of another man's than of his own.

I didn't want my epitaph to read 'Here lies John Caudwell, billionaire.' I knew that wasn't enough. I've had a charitable instinct all my life, but working gave me no time for it.

To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.

Anyone who has been as successful as I have should want to share those resources. Why not give some of it to charity?

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

I'm giving away 2 percent of my net income every month. I don't think Bill Gates is doing that.

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.

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

If the people use the wealth bestowed on them by God for themselves alone or for treasuring it, it is like a corpse. But if they decide to share it with others, it becomes sacred food.

Once you have money you're gonna want to give back. And it's the best, best feeling.

Every time we do anything, Austin's the No. 1 place of all that supports it. Austin is our biggest philanthropic helper, even for things that have nothing to do with Austin or Texas.

I did commit to giving my first billion away.

Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.

Philanthropy is lost. The human spirit is suppressed. Most people want a legacy; they want to give something back, a library, a hospital wing, a donation to their church. This is a form of socialism that must go.

The rich man never really gives anything, he only distributes part of the surplus. It is the person of moderate means who really gives.

And learn the luxury of doing good.

Many things in life inspire philanthropy, such as your faith in humanity and your belief in the human spirit to overcome.

I account the office of benefactor, or almoner, to which God appoints all those whom he has favored with wealth, one of the most honorable and delightful in the world. He never institutes a channel for the passage of His bounties that those bounties do not enrich and beautify.

Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy