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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON CHARITY 2
Give your time to great causes. Let your candle bum at both ends if necessary. It will provide a dazzling light, a beacon for others to follow.
Jerold Panas
Private voluntary giving will not increase unless there is better and firmer understanding of its importance to our society and the people in it.
Robert L. Payton
Private voluntary giving will not increase unless there is better and firmer understanding of its importance to our society and the people in it.
Robert L. Payton
If you think you have given enough, think again. There is always more to give and someone to give it to.
Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993, American Christian reformed pastor, speaker, author)
Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.
Eva Peron
The only true charity is so contrived that the recipient need beg no more.
Johann Pestalozzi
He who serves his brother best gets nearer God than all the rest.
Alexander Pope (1688-1744, British poet, critic, translator)
I as little fear that God will damn a man that has charity as I hope that the priests can save one who has not.
Alexander Pope (1688-1744, British poet, critic, translator)
Individual volunteers are an important basic in the institutional scheme of things.... Adequately qualified Fundraising volunteers are a precious commodity.
Edgar D. Powell
Help me during the flood, and I will help you during the drought.
African Proverb (Sayings of African origin)
He that has no charity deserves no mercy.
English Proverb (Sayings of British origin)
Charity sees the need, not the cause.
German Proverb (Sayings of German origin)
He who does kind deeds becomes rich.
Hindu Proverb
Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! thine own has reached the shore.
Hindu Proverb
Sometimes it is better to give your apple away than to eat it yourself.
Italian Proverb (Sayings of Italian origin)
Charity is the spice of riches.
Jewish Proverb (Sayings of Jewish origin)
He who prays for his neighbor will be heard for himself.
Jewish Proverb (Sayings of Jewish origin)
If charity cost nothing, the world would be full of philanthropists.
Jewish Proverb (Sayings of Jewish origin)
What you give for the cause of charity in health is gold; what you give in sickness is silver; what you give after death is lead.
Jewish Proverb (Sayings of Jewish origin)
If everyone gives one thread, the poor man will have a shirt.
Russian Proverb (Sayings of Russian origin)
If everyone gives one thread, the poor man will have a shirt.
Russian Proverb (Sayings of Russian origin)
Charity is "lending to the Lord, who in good time will return the gift with increase."
Calvinist reformers
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937, American industrialist, philanthropist, founder Exxon)
Charity literally means love, the love that understands, that does not merely share the wealth of the giver, but in true sympathy and wisdom helps men to help themselves.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945, American President (32nd))
He who has never denied himself for the sake of giving, has but glanced at the joys of charity.
Anne Swetcbine
How difficult it is to be wisely charitable -- to do good without multiplying the source of evil. To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.
John Ruskin (1819-1900, British critic, social theorist)
The beginning and almost the end of all good law is that everyone shall work for their bread and receive good bread for their work.
John Ruskin (1819-1900, British critic, social theorist)
By doing good with his money, a man, as it were, stamps the image of God upon it, and makes it pass current for the merchandise of heaven.
John Rutledge
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
Saadi (c. 1210 - 1290, Persian poet)
Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery (1900-1944, French aviator, writer)
You cannot function with maximum effectiveness on behalf of a cause in which you do not fully believe and to which you yourself have not made a financial contribution.
Paul H. Schneiler
In Fundraising, 95 percent is psychological or spiritual. Only 5 percent of it is financial. Actually, I don't ask for money. It's the other way around. People come to me and ask what they can do to help.
H.T. Smith
Profit is what we have left after donating to a worthwhile cause.
Marilyn Vos Savant
Remember that the best prospects are those who have already given; and that the more a person gives, the more likely he is to give more.
Harold J. Seymour
Who can sever love from charity?
William Shakespeare (1564-1616, British poet, playwright, actor)
He profits most who serves best.
Arthur F. Sheldon
Charity, the mother of patience, has given her as a sister to obedience, and so closely united them together that one can not be lost without the other. Either thou hast both or thou hast neither.
St. Catherine of Siena
Through charity to God we conceive virtues, and through charity toward our neighbors, they are brought to the birth.
St. Catherine of Siena
Before prayer, give to charity.
Rabbi Nabman ben Simba
Feel for others in your pocket.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892, British Baptist preacher)
Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.
St. Augustine (354-430, Numidian-born bishop of Hippo, theologian)
Charity is to will and do what is just and right in every transaction.
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772, Swedish mystic and scientist)
True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense.
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772, Swedish mystic and scientist)
There is no doubt that the poorer classes in our country are much more charitably disposed than their superiors in wealth.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1895, Scottish essayist, poet, novelist)
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745, Anglo-Irish satirist)
Charity is equal to all the other precepts put together.
The Talmud (BC 500?-400? AD, Jewish archive of oral tradition)
Charity is offered with one's money; kindness, with both one's person and one's money. Charity is bestowed on the poor, kindness upon both poor and rich.
The Talmud (BC 500?-400? AD, Jewish archive of oral tradition)
Charity knows neither race nor creed.
The Talmud (BC 500?-400? AD, Jewish archive of oral tradition)
The greatest charity is to enable the poor to earn a living.
The Talmud (BC 500?-400? AD, Jewish archive of oral tradition)
The noblest charity is to prevent a man from accepting charity; and the best alms are to show and to enable a man to dispense with alms.
The Talmud (BC 500?-400? AD, Jewish archive of oral tradition)
And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. [New Test.]
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)
Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Deuteronomy 16.17
Freely ye have received, freely give.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Matthew 10:8
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Matthew 5:42
Go and sell what thou hath, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasures in heaven.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Matthew 19:21
Go and sell what thou hath, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasures in heaven.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Matthew 19:21
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Proverbs 28:27
He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Psalms 146.7
He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Proverbs 22:9
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Proverbs 14:31
He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be answered.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Proverbs 21:13
Let the alms giver give freely and those who do works of mercy do them cheerfully. Do not let your love be a pretense.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Romans 12:8
Take ye from among you an offering unto the Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord; gold, and silver, and brass.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Exodus 35:5
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Mathew 6:2-3
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish... sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)
Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)
If you give money, spend yourself with it.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862, American essayist, poet, naturalist)
When someone gives the hospital a gift of $5 and you know he can afford less than that, thank him graciously. When someone gives the hospital $5,000 and you know he could afford five times that, say, "that will help."
Robert H. Thorson
The most charitable person is he who gladly effaces himself that he may bestow his favors anonymously.
Harry Moyle Tippett
Alms-giving never made any man poor, or robbery rich, or prosperity wise.
Author Unknown
Be more charitable: don't follow the path of least assistance.
Author Unknown
Charity and pride have different aims, yet both feed the poor.
Author Unknown
Charity begins at home, and generally dies from lack of outdoor exercise.
Author Unknown
Charity of thought, word, or deed always leads to the most lasting honors man can attain.
Author Unknown
Everyone must be a giver. It is essential to life.
Author Unknown
Give not from the top of your purse but from the bottom of your heart.
Author Unknown
He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep in order to gain that which he cannot lose.
Author Unknown
If you are not poor enough to take charity, you are rich enough to give it.
Author Unknown
If you give away your money to charity while you are alive, your relatives won't have to fight over it when you are dead.
Author Unknown
If you want to be rich, give! If you want to be poor, grasp!
Author Unknown
If you would have a blessing upon your riches, bestow a good portion of them in charity.
Author Unknown
In philanthropy, benefactions speak louder than words.
Author Unknown
Thank the Lord that you can give, instead of depending on others to give to you.
Author Unknown
The kind of charity that does you the most good is the giving-in kind.
Author Unknown
The value of life is measured not by its devotion but by its donation.
Author Unknown
True charity consists of helping those you have every reason to believe would NOT help you.
Author Unknown
What is charity? It is silence -- when your words would hurt. It is patience -- when your neighbor is hurt. It is deafness -- when a scandal flows. It is thoughtfulness -- for others' woes. It is promptness -- when duty calls. It is courage -- when misfortune falls.
Author Unknown
When some people give their old clothes to charity, they should stay in them.
Author Unknown
The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him.
Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778, French historian, writer)
Exhaling is necessary to physical health; giving is essential to spiritual health.
William A. Ward
Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to love them as God does.
Simone Weil (1910-1943, French philosopher, mystic)
Charity and personal force are the only investments worth anything.
Walt Whitman (1819-1892, American poet)
Charity creates a multitude of sins.
Oscar Wilde (1856-1900, British author, wit)
A major gift represents a major commitment on the part of the contributor. That commitment shows up in future gifts and bequests that may be more significant than the capital gift.
Harold D. Wilkins
In my career, I have learned that giving of your services for free gives you a good return on your investment, not just financially but morally. It supplements my personal integrity.
Stevie Wonder (1950-, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer)
Giving is a habit of the heart. It is not a tax deduction.
Ernie Wood
He who lengthens the life of a poor man has his own life lengthened when his time to die arrives.
Zohar
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