Charity Impact Quotes

Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor.

If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.

Large charity doth never soil, but only whitens soft white hands.

The next time you're looking at a charity, don't ask about the rate of their overhead. Ask about the scale of their dreams.

How much good do you suppose condescending charity does?

Any donation does make a difference. Getting involved is what makes BBC Children in Need so moving.

A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature

Most philanthropists want to be effective altruists. But the problem isn't intention: it's measurement. Unlike financial investing, which has reporting standards, audit processes, and educational requirements, social investing is notoriously tricky to evaluate.

That charity is bad which takes from independence its proper pride, from mendicity its salutary shame.

If you donate to a charity and save a few kids, 20 years down the line, there will be more people who exist because of you. In other words, you should consider your actions fully.

Once you are wealthy, you are in a nice comfort zone and want to stay there. So I always look in the mirror and ask, is my philanthropy making the world a more just and fair place?