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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
What I gave I have, what I spent I had; and what I left I lost.
What I gave I have, what I spent I had; and what I left I lost.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.
Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.
All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.
All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
To generous souls every task is noble.
To generous souls every task is noble.