If My Name Were John D Smith

The Best Philanthropy Is Constantly In Search Of The Finalities-a Search For A Cause, An Attempt To Cure Evils At Their Source.

Never Think You Need To Apologize For Asking Someone To Give To A Worthy Cause, Any More Than As Though You Were Giving Him Or Her An Opportunity To Participate In A High-grade Investment. The Duty Of Giving Is As Much His Or Hers As Is The Duty Of Asking Yours.

A Man's Wealth Must Be Determined By The Relation Of His Desires And Expenditures To His Income. If He Feels Rich On Ten Dollars, And Has Everything Else He Desires, He Really Is Rich.

I Should Say In General The Advantage Of Education Is To Better Fit A Man For Life's Work. I Would Advise Young Men To Take A College Course, As A Rule, But Think Some Are Just As Well Off With A Thorough Business Training.

My Mother Was Given To A Typical Question: "we Have Always Done This. Why Should We Do Anything Else?" But My Wife's Typical Question Was "we Have Always Done This. Why Don't We Do It Another Way Or, Better Still, Why Not Do Something Else?"