Charity Quotes - Page 18

Nothing leads more directly to the breach of charity, and to the injury and molestation of our fellow-creatures, than the indulgence of an ill temper.

When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in the undeveloped condition of their earlier days. Something showy and not-too-expensive in a shop is their only conception of the ideal gift.

If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes.

Have Love. Not love alone for one, but man as man they brother call; and scatter like the circling sun thy charities on all.

You want to be paid as well, you virtuous! You want reward for virtue, and heaven for earth, and eternity for your today?

Like threads of silver seen through crystal beads Let love through good deeds show.

All knowledge is sterile which does not lead to action and end in charity.

There are three things being a celebrity is good for: raising money for charity, dinner reservations and tee times.

Many ... begin to make converts from motives of charity, but continue to do so from motives of pride. ... Charity is contented with exhortation and example, but pride is not to be so easily satisfied. ... Whenever we find ourselves more inclined to persecute than persuade, we may then be certain that our zeal has more of pride in it than of charity.

I am in a charity out there to stop violence against women.

I am in charity, my children, with all the servants of God.

Fool, 'tis in vain from wit to wit to roam: Know, sense, like charity, begins at home.

People that trust wholly to other's charity, and without industry of their own, will always be poor.

Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast, With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts- O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power So to seduce!

That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.

Is it not when the fall is the lowest that charity ought to be the greatest?

In a story, the craftsmanship is fully exposed. A novel is like charity; it covers a multitude of faults.

The more good I do, the more money has come in. You have to learn to give. You're not born to give. You're born selfish.

It is the camp law: people going to their death must be deceived to the very end. This is the only permissible form of charity.

Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.

Research material can turn up anywhere - in a dusty old letter in an archive, a journal or some old photographs you find in a charity shop.

To understand one another, and to grow in charity and truth, we need to pause, to accept and listen to one another. In this way we already begin to experience unity. Unity grows along the way, it never stands still. Unity happens when we walk together.

Never do I close my door behind me without being conscious that I am carrying out an act of charity towards myself.

A friar who asks alms for God's sake begs for two.

Even the charities I give to are related to things that touch my life, like the Special Olympics. I'm not fully rational; I'm swayed by my biases and my emotions.