Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving procures us admission.
Charity Quotes
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is greatly overrated; and it is our selfishness which overrates it.
Charity begins at home and generally dies from lack of out – of – door exercise; sympathy travels abroad extensively.
Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
Real charity doesn’t care if it’s tax deductible or not.
In all the ages, three-fourths of the support of the great charities has been conscience money.
A charitable man is like an apple tree – he gives his fruit and is silent; the philanthropist is like the hen.
He who gives his heart will not deny his money.
The manner of giving shows the character of the giver more than the gift itself. There is a princely manner of giving and accepting.
That’s one trouble with our charities, we are always saving somebody away off, when the fellow next to us ain’t eating. Something wrong with the missionaries. They will save anybody if he is far enough away and don’t speak our language.
