do well by doing good

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Meaning: (idiomatic)To achievesocialacceptanceorfinancialsuccessas a result of behaving in abenevolentorcharitablemanner.1960, Albert D. Van Nostrand,The Denatured Novel, volume 3, Bobbs-Merrill,page170:The sanctioning doctrine of Good Works has been at hand every since Benjamin Franklin canonized the Arminian Heresy. So Cash McCall, like his patron saint,does well by doing good.1988, John Greenwaldat al., "Japan From Superrich To Superpower,"Time, 4 July:Of course, like most aid donors, Japandoes well by doing good.2006January 27, Matthew Bishop, “View from Davos: Bono marketing his red badge of virtue”, intelegraph.co.uk, retrieved21 January 2010:He wants companies selling Red products to make a profit by helping the poor—doing well by doing good.

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