1 Yet still our landowners keep taking to philanthropy, to converting themselves into philanthropic knights-errant, and spending millions upon senseless hospitals and institutions, and so ruining themselves and turning their families adrift.
2 No, apart from my duty, out of pure Christian philanthropy, I wish every mortal to be decently treated.
3 In regard to philanthropy, the greatest virtue of crowned heads, Napoleon also did all in his power.
4 Even philanthropy did not have the desired effect.
5 And such had European life, politics, Freemasonry, philosophy, and philanthropy seemed to him.
6 To encourage culture and philanthropy is all very well of course.
7 He was, as this remark shows, a man full of philanthropy, and in every way fit for his office.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 14. The Two Prisoners. 8 "But such services as these might involve him with the authorities of the country in which he practices this kind of philanthropy," said Franz.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 32. The Waking. 9 Gerty Farish was not a close enough reader of character to disentangle the mixed threads of which Lily's philanthropy was woven.
10 Yet Yeobright was as firm in the contrary intention as if the tendency of marriage were rather to develop the fantasies of young philanthropy than to sweep them away.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 4: 1 The Rencounter by the Pool