Basil of Caesarea Quotes

Do you not know that God entrusted you with that money (all above what buys necessities for your families) to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to help the stranger, the widow, the fatherless; and, indeed, as far as it will go, to relieve the wants of all mankind? How can you, how dare you, defraud the Lord, by applying it to any other purpose?

The billionaire who sits on his money and doesn't do anything for the common good - I'm not interested in that person.

If you have more money than you need, you have to give it away. It's a duty. I get to choose whom to sponsor, and I like to give to the areas that I know something about.

Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.

I had one idea that never changed in my mind - that you should use your wealth to help people.

I think that people who make a lot of money - and I do - should certainly give a considerable amount of it away.

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

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes.

I'm always impressed by how compassionate the gaming community can be when they have a cause and appreciate that they leverage our platform to raise money for those in need. We continue to encourage giving in support of important causes, including Extra Life 2012.

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others. My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.

There is a place and a time for philanthropy, and there is only so much money you can give away.

The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most of us have a little excess of something that we can give.

He is the richest man who enriches his country most; in whom the people feel richest and proudest; who gives himself with his money; who opens the doors of opportunity widest to those about him; who is ears to the deaf, eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.

I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.

Government does not have a monopoly on compassion.

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

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

I believe, as do most people, that we have an obligation to assist the truly destitute.

I deem it the duty of every man to devote a certain portion of his income for charitable purposes; and that it is his further duty to see it so applied and to do the most good for which it is capable.

Once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor.

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

The poor of the United States and of the world are your brothers and sisters in Christ. You must never be content to leave them just the crumbs from the feast. You must take of your substance, and not just of your abundance, in order to help them. And you must treat them like guests at your family table.

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.

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

Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming.