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Letter "P" » philanthropy
«Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use»
«The age looks steadily to the redressing of wrong, to the righting of every form of error and injustice; and a tireless and prying philanthropy, which is almost omniscient, is one of the most hopeful characteristics of the time.»
Author: Mary Baker Eddy
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«The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.»
«Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is greatly overrated; and it is our selfishness which overrates it.»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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«Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.»
«We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others»
«Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.»
«Philanthropy seems to me to have become simply the refuge of people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures»
«Be discriminating when dispensing charity. In the name of charity or philanthropy, we tend to do injustice to one's country.»