Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", but be grateful that the poor man is there, so by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.It is not the reciever that is blessed, but it is the giver.Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.
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Plant a kernel of wheat and you reap a pint; plant a pint and you reap a bushel. Always the read more
Plant a kernel of wheat and you reap a pint; plant a pint and you reap a bushel. Always the law works to give you back more than you give.
When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view I'm lost,
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When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view I'm lost,
In wonder, love and praise.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends.
Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends.
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.
It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.
The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.
Think not the good,
The gentle deeds of mercy thou hast done,
Shall die forgotten all; the read more
Think not the good,
The gentle deeds of mercy thou hast done,
Shall die forgotten all; the poor, the prisoner,
The fatherless, the friendless, and the widow,
Who daily owe the bounty of thy hand,
Shall cry to Heaven, and pull a blessing on thee.
It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.
It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.
