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.
Charity Quotes
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.
In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.
Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her egg and then cackles.
