Wealthy people in Australia tend to give, and give very quietly.
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I don't see why, if you look at how the Australian culture and psyche is, that we can't be amongst the most generous, from the grassroots up, nations in the world.
The millionaires and billionaires who chose to invest in Australia are actually those who most help the poor and our young. This secret needs to be spread widely.
True generosity is too frequently eaten up by prosperity and riches.
As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to give. It has become a cost of doing business.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!
We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living.
We citizens of the affluent countries tend to discuss our obligations toward the distant needy mainly in terms of donations and transfers, assistance and redistribution: How much of our wealth, if any, should we give away to the hungry abroad?
Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be.
The UK public have repeatedly shown enormous generosity to those in need.