Philanthropy is a generous, good, and beautiful profession, and I've chosen it for mine because I have much to give. I'm only the steward of the fortune Papa left me, and I think, if I use it wisely for the happiness of others, it will be more blest than if I keep it all for myself.
慈善是一份慷慨、善良而美好的事业,我选择它,因为我有许多可以给予。我只是爸爸留下的财富的管理者;我想,若明智地用它为别人谋幸福,会比全部留给自己更有福分。
— Louisa May Alcott · Rose in Bloom (1876) · Rose Campbell —