From those, to whom large possessions have been transmitted by their ancestors, or whose industry has been blessed with success, God always requires the tribute of charity: he commands that what he has given be enjoyed in imitating his bounty, in dispensing happiness, and cheering poverty, in easing the pains of disease, and lightening the […]
Charity Quotes
Proportion thy charity to the strength of thy estate, lest God proportion thy estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the poor be the trumpet of thy gift, lest in seeking applause thou lose thy reward. Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand and a closed mouth.
When there is charity and wisdom there is neither fear nor ignorance.
Charity isn’t a good substitute for justice.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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.
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.
