All 6 Uses of
philanthropy
in
War and Peace
- And so Pierre was delighted with his visit to his estates and quite recovered the philanthropic mood in which he had left Petersburg, and wrote enthusiastic letters to his "brother-instructor" as he called the Grand Master.†
Chpt 5
- In regard to philanthropy, the greatest virtue of crowned heads, Napoleon also did all in his power.
Chpt 13 *philanthropy = helping others
- Even philanthropy did not have the desired effect.†
Chpt 13
- He had sought it in philanthropy, in Freemasonry, in the dissipations of town life, in wine, in heroic feats of self-sacrifice, and in romantic love for Natasha; he had sought it by reasoning—and all these quests and experiments had failed him.†
Chpt 13
- And such had European life, politics, Freemasonry, philosophy, and philanthropy seemed to him.†
Chpt 15
- To encourage culture and philanthropy is all very well of course.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(philanthropy) helping others -- especially donating money to worthy causes; or an organization that does so