Quotes About Charity

On the other hand, charitable donation, at almost 5 per cent of GDP, is one of the highest rates in the world.

Thus the Citizens' Foundation, the most widespread and effective educational charity in Pakistan (with more than 600 schools and 85,000 pupils), is a non-religious organization, but a majority of its founding members from the business community are practising Muslims – though they come from all the different branches of Islam represented in

Those worthy of assistance, except in rare cases, seldom require assistance

The humble man seeks at all times to act according to the rule: with honour preferring one another; by charity serve one another; esteem[ing] others better than themselves; submitting yourselves one to another.

Unusual bodies have been described throughout history as reflections of sin, as omens from the gods, as the basis for laughter or charity or punishment.

Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third

We don't believe in taking a lot of money out of Wal-Mart's cash registers and giving it to charity for the simple reason that any debit has to be passed along to somebody—either our shareholders or our customers.

AMBRY  (A'MBRY)   n.s.[a word corrupted from almonry.]1. The place where the almoner lives, or where alms are distributed.2. The place where plate, and utensils for housekeeping, are kept; also a cupboard for keeping cold victuals:a word still used in the northern counties, and in Scotland.

ALMS  (ALMS)   n.s.[in Saxon, elmes, from eleemosyna, Lat.]What is given gratuitously in relief of the poor. It has no singular. My arm'd knees,Which bow'd

ALMSDEED  (ALMSDEED)   n.s.[from alms and deed.]An act of charity; a charitable gift. This woman was full of good works, and almsdeeds which she did.BibleActs,ix. 36. Hard favour'd Richard, where art thou?Thou art not here: murder is thy almsdeed;Petitioner for blood thou ne'er put'st back.Shakespeare'sHenry VI.

TRUE GENEROSITY is greatness of soul. It incites us to do more by a fellow-creature than can be strictly required of us. It obliges us to hasten to the relief of an object that wants relief; anticipating even such a one's hope or expectation.

Have you talked to Lindsay about me? Not really. But the night of that charity thing, when I was driving her home, she told me I should wait an appropriate amount of time out of respect for Paul Wheeler and then ask you out. She did? Yeah. But I told her I was in no rush because I'd already fucked you, so-- WHAT? He looked across at her and grinned. Just kidding.

This is a sappy way to put it, but the Winthrop who warns Williams is the Winthrop I fell in love with, the Winthrop Cotton Mather celebrates for sharing his firewood with the needy, the Winthrop who scolds Thomas Dudley for overcharging the poor, the Winthrop of 'Christian Charity,' who called for 'enlargement toward others' and 'brotherly affection,' admonishing that 'if thy brother be in want and thou canst help him...if thou lovest God thou must help him.

In other words, after Winthrop has acquired all his butter firkins, food stirrers, and beer along with six dozen candles, twenty thousand biscuits, and twenty-nine sides of beef, he goes through the Bible and writes down a bunch of verses commanding him to be willing to cheerfully give all that stuff away. My firkin is your firkin being one of Christianity's primary creeds.

Hearts quaking with cheap and feeble charity or oozing potato love have not written history.

Only he who gives is happy.

A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.

Mrs. Davis raised a complaint about A.T. & T.'s contributions to charity, giving Mr. Kappel the opportunity to reply that he was glad the world contained people more charitable than she. (Tax-exempt applause.)

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

Scratch an altruist and watch a hypocrite bleed.

The proper use, then, of all the good gifts we have received is the free and generous sharing of those gifts with others.

Without the fear of God, men do not even observe justice and charity among themselves.

The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities—a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.