Benjamin Franklin Quotes about Charity

I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'
Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1817). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.2
Hope and faith may be more firmly built upon charity, than charity upon faith and hope.
Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1817). “The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: [Correspondence”, p.40