Alfred North Whitehead Quotes

True generosity is too frequently eaten up by prosperity and riches.

Wealth and compassion are opposites.

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

When there is money, there is also greed. Everyone wants to talk to you when there is money. Only if you have the passion for it, you must become a philanthropist, else it'll become a headache.

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

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

Be charitable before wealth makes you covetous.

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.

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

The rich man who gives, steals twice over. First he steals the money and then the hearts of men.

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

Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.

I feel that doing business is just like practising Buddhism. Money is not your only purpose. Your purpose is to make things better for other people, and in the end, money will come as a result.

If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

If you love friends, you will serve your friends. If you love community, you will serve your community. If you love money, you will serve your money. And if you love only yourself, you will serve only yourself. And you will have only yourself.

A good chief gives, he does not take.

The major forces in human nature: self interest and caring for others

If I hadn't given my money away, I'd have had more than anyone else on the planet.

It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success.

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

Modi may be rich in politics but is poor at heart.

Diana, whatever her failings, was not into making money, or as Harry and Meghan put it, financial independence.

I have seldom, if ever, seen money and gentleness go hand in hand.

Those who give not till they die show that they would not then if they could keep it any longer.