“I know that the best way for me to pay back such kindness is to give back to society what I earned.”

- Lee Mung-Bak, South Korean president, hoping to set a philanthropic example in South Korea after giving away most of his personal fortune to a foundation that will distribute student scholarships
     
             
   
         
     

 

“It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends.”

- John Ruskin, 19th Century English social thinker, writer

   
             

 

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