Generosity should never exceed ability.
There should only be charity when it does not increase the need for charity.
If you are giving back, you took too much.
Watch lest prosperity destroy generosity.
I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living - to personally devote oneself to meaningful efforts to improve the human condition. More importantly, today's needs are so great and varied that intelligent philanthropic support and positive interventions can have greater value and impact today than if they are delayed when the needs are greater.
The proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs our gift.
TOMS didn't have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that's sustainable.
In the eyes of many people, giving doesn't count unless it's completely selfless. In reality, though, giving isn't sustainable when it's completely selfless.
There are eight levels of charity.... The highest is when you strengthen a man's hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.
With TOMS, I found a way to create sustainable giving and consistently help those who are in need.
Helping people doesn't have to be an unsound financial strategy.
Pure philanthropy is very well in its way but philanthropy plus five percent is a good deal better.
