Do not tell me… of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist, that I grudge the dollar, the dime, the cent, I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong.
Charity Quotes
The most unproductive, empty, fruitless fellow in the world is the man with a barren heart.
Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others.
When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from that grantor’s gift.
It is easy to give alms; it is better to work to make the giving of alms unnecessary.
The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity there is no excess, neither can man or angels come into danger by it.
