The only gift is a portion of thyself.

The only gift is a portion of thyself.

With this there grows
In my most ill-compos'd affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I King,
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With this there grows
In my most ill-compos'd affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I King,
I should cut off the nobles for their lands,
Desire his jewels, and this other's house,
And my more-having would be as a sauce
To make me hunger more, that I should forge
Quarrels unjust against the good and loyal,
Destroying them for wealth.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all read more

Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear
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There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear
to them except in the form of bread.

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.

I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.

I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.

It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.

It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.

"Bread that this house may never know hunger, salt that life may always have flavor."

"Bread that this house may never know hunger, salt that life may always have flavor."