Quotes About Charity

I know you've got something nice in your pocket, George; give her some

There's one sort of poverty that I particularly like to help. Out-and-out beggars get taken care of, but poor gentle folks fare badly, because they won't ask, and people don't dare to offer charity. Yet there are a thousand ways of helping them, if one only knows how to do it so delicately that it does not offend. I must say, I like to serve a decayed gentleman better than a blarnerying beggar.

The dream of filling home with comforts, giving Beth everything she wanted, from strawberries in winter to an organ in her bedroom, going abroad herself, and always having more than enough, so that she might indulge in the luxury of charity, had been for years Jo's most cherished castle in the air.

That's loving our neighbor better than ourselves, and I like it, said Meg, as they set out their presents while their mother was upstairs collecting clothes for the poor Hummels.

The war is over, and Mr. March safely at home, busy with his books and the small parish which found in him a minister by nature as by grace, a quiet, studious man, rich in the wisdom that is better than learning, the charity which calls all mankind 'brother', the piety that blossoms into character, making it august and lovely.

And I've succeeded beyond my hopes, for here you are, a steady, sensible businessman, doing heaps of good with your money, and laying up the blessings of the poor, instead of dollars. But you are not merely a businessman, you love good and beautiful things, enjoy them yourself, and let others go halves, as you always did in the old times. I am proud of you, Teddy, for you get better every year, and everyone feels it, though you

But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from Mother or you, but I do want to buy Undine and Sintram for myself. I've wanted it so long," said Jo, who was a bookworm

Su corazón recibió las enseñas que más necesitaba: la paciencia, que aprendió mediante lecciones tan dulces que era imposible no las asimilara; la caridad por todos, que un alma buena es siempre capaz de perdonar y olvidar cualquier afrenta; la lealtad hacia el deber, que hace más llevadera la tarea más dura, y la fe sincera, que no conoce el miedo y confía sin albergar dudas.

È sbalorditivo come le persone diventino generose e accorte appena vengano indotte a rendersi conto di un dovere, un atto di carità, un errore.

Una cosa può dartela [...]. Può darti il piacere di fare del bene. Questa è una delle cose più dolci della vita, e possono goderne tanto il ricco quanto il povero.

Six children are huddled into one bed to keep from freezing, for they have no fire. There is nothing to eat over there, and the oldest boy came to tell me they were suffering hunger and cold.

Il migliore e il più caro tra gli angeli di Natale si chiama carità. [...]. Va in giro il giorno di Natale compiendo buone azioni come questa e non rimane mai per ricevere ringraziamenti.

He can give you one thing, Tilly,—the pleasure of doing good. That is one of the sweetest things in life; and the poor can enjoy it as well as the rich.

I think there were not in all the city, four merrier people than the hungry little girls who gave away their bread and milk on Christmas morning.

We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly.

We are never so poor that we cannot bless another human being, are we? So it is that every evil, whether moral or material, results in good. You'll see.

We are never so poor that we cannot bless another human, are we?

Rockefeller believed that nonprofit institutions should be even more circumspect with money than business organizations:

With one check, Rockefeller might have relieved their anxiety forever, but he wanted to avert excessive dependence and keep alive a creative ambiguity about his intentions.

For instance, in 1886, he pledged $30,000 to Morehouse, hoping that it would prove the catalyst for a $150,000 fund drive.

During his first year on the job, the young clerk donated about 6 percent of his wages to charity, some weeks much more.

By 1859, when he was twenty, his charitable giving surpassed the 10 percent mark.

Rockefeller and Gates allowed beneficiaries to announce the receipt of gifts.

I made up my mind that, if I could manage it, some day I would give away crisp bills, too.