Charity Quotes

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It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the sa

It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.

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A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civiliza

A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.

Samuel Johnson, Boswell: Life of

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When people grow gradually rich their requirements and stand

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.

Hector Hugh Munro

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Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

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The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable t

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.

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Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.

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Give and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed d

Give and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over... Luke 6:38

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One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another with

One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Proverbs 11-24

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To whom much is given is much required. Luke 12:49

To whom much is given is much required. Luke 12:49

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Give, and it shall be given to you. For whatever measure you

Give, and it shall be given to you. For whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return.

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Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not gr

Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7

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It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35

It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35

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The Liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth sha

The Liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Proverbs 11.25

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Perhaps there is nothing greater on earth than the sacrifice

Perhaps there is nothing greater on earth than the sacrifice of youth and beauty, often of high birth, made by the gentle sex in order to work in hospitals for the relief of human misery, the sight of which is so revolting to our delicacy. Peoples separated from the Roman religion have imitated but imperfectly so generous a charity.

Charity Sacrifice Catholicism

Giving opens the way for receiving.

Giving opens the way for receiving.

Florence Scovel Shinn

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I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity th

I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips.

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A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

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More and more I come to value charity and love of one's fell

More and more I come to value charity and love of one's fellow being above everything else... All our lauded technological progress our very civilization is like the axe in the hand of the pathological criminal.

Albert Einstein

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Do not tell me of my obligation to put all poor men in good

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.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperit

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give alms.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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