Quote by Terry Pratchett

Charity ain't giving people what you wants to give, it's giving people what they need to get.

Charity ain't giving people what you wants to give, it's giv

Summary

This quote emphasizes the true essence of charity. Instead of focusing on one's personal desires or preferences, it highlights the importance of providing others with what they genuinely require. True charity involves understanding the needs and circumstances of those we aim to help, and selflessly offering appropriate assistance. It goes beyond simply giving out of convenience or personal satisfaction, and instead prioritizes addressing the genuine needs of others to enable their overall well-being and progress.

Topics

By Terry Pratchett

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

By encouraging conservation, increasing investments in clean

By encouraging conservation, increasing investments in clean, renewable sources of energy, and promoting increased domestic production of oil and gas, we can build a more secure future for our country.

The horror no less than the charm of real life consists prec

The horror no less than the charm of real life consists precisely in the recurrent actualization of the inconceivable

That is one of the reasons why a man should pick a path with

That is one of the reasons why a man should pick a path with heart, so that he can find his laughter.

Sheldon B. Kopp

Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more

Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion.

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for hi

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.

There's no such thing as im-POSSIBLE, Hiccup, only im-PROBAB

There's no such thing as im-POSSIBLE, Hiccup, only im-PROBABLE. The only thing that limits us are the limits to our imagination

Cressida Cowell

Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it woman

Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.

Not much shocked me. You know, I worked in a home for Alzhei

Not much shocked me. You know, I worked in a home for Alzheimer's patients and my dad used to be really into murders and stuff, so I saw dead bodies. It desensitised me to a lot of things.

I have been a Christian all my life, but it's impossible to

I have been a Christian all my life, but it's impossible to be so deeply involved in these stories without it making you think again, and without it making you consciously aware of the people involved.

Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from

Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gun violence. Equal pay for equal work, paid leave, raising the minimum wage. All these things still matter to hardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they get done.

Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms,

Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself.

Perhaps we don't need these religious concoctions to pillow

Perhaps we don't need these religious concoctions to pillow the fear of death. Just the fact that there is an unknown, and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That's enough for me.