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Article: Gokongwei's 'galante'.(Breakfast Table)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- August 14, 2006
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Byline: Adrian E. Cristobal
ON his 80th year, John Gokongwei announced that he was giving away to charity - mostly to education - P10.25 billion of his personal fortune.
He also quoted the American sage Ralph Waldo Emerson: "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch of redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathe easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of ...
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