John Chrysostom Quotes

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.

Give, but give until it hurts.

Giving is the highest level of living.

People who give will never be poor.

Find something that makes you want to give and give and give 'til it hurts.

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

When you discover the wonder of giving, you will wonder how you could have lived so long in any other way.

In charity there is no excess.

Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?

To be rich is to give a smile with no expectation of return.

Generosity is more charitable than wealth.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

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

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

I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: 'What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.'

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

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.

I am so rich that I must give myself away.