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Quotes About Charity

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing
~ Bible
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
~ Elbert Hubbard
We can do no great things; only small things with great love.
~ Unknown
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. -I Corinthians 13:13
~ Bible
The poor you will always have with you,' Jesus said. A warning, Emilio wondered, or an indictment?
~ Mary Doria Russell
For me I feel close to the Savior when I can do in a small way for someone else, what He would do if He were there.
~ Unknown
There is an Angel called Charity who often would save our hearts a great deal of trouble if we would but let her in.
~ Mary Mapes Dodge
What about justice," he asked, "and charity, and resignation, and courage, and everything which makes the human soul to live!" Religion, he continued, "is a spirit, a movement of the heart. You make of it a power, a society, an exterior force, something which struggles with other powers and other societies. To love God and one's fellow man, is it necessary to have so much materiality?"42
~ Unknown
we must be active and earnest in kindness, not merely passive and inoffensive. LITTLE THINGS, 1852.
~ Unknown
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
~ Mary Wollstonecraft
Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
To sum it all up, the [Ayn] Rand belief system looks like this: 1. Facts are facts: things can be absolutely right or absolutely wrong, as determined by reason. 2. According to my reasoning, I am absolutely right. 3. Charity is immoral. 4. Pay for your own fucking schools.
~ Matt Taibbi
The best use we can make of our worldly wealth is to honour God with it in works of piety and charity.
~ Matthew Henry
is.32.8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.†
~ Matthew Henry
The more we fix our hopes on the recompence of reward in the other world, the more free and liberal shall we be of our earthly treasure upon all occasions of doing good.
~ Matthew Henry
THIS YEAR CATHOLIC CHARITIES WILL PROVIDE 2.2 MILLION FREE MEALS TO THE HUNGRY AND THE NEEDY OF CHICAGO. WE DON'T ASK THEM IF THEY ARE CATHOLIC—WE JUST ASK THEM IF THEY ARE HUNGRY. REDISCOVER CATHOLICISM.
~ Matthew Kelly
Lacking real compassion and charity for others, he would take pleasure in weeping and rejoicing with the fictional characters on the stage. His love was not real.
~ Unknown
altruism. It is their object that distinguishes them:
~ Matthieu Ricard
The Creator was immensely wise and charitable when He forbade us knowledge of the future, while He has vouchsafed us the delights of memory and the enchantments of hope.
~ Maurice Druon
The Sullivans are not well known for their generosity.
~ Megan Chance
Forgiveness is the best charity. (It is easy to give the poor money and goods when one has plenty, but to forgive is hard; but it is the best thing if one can do it.)
~ Meher Baba
A day in which you do goodness far away from the crowds is indeed a very good day!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Doing of good is the best temple ever built!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Every time you do goodness, you rise to the summit of humanity!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan