All crush'd and stone-cast in behaviour,
She stood as a marble would stand,
Then the Saviour bent read more

All crush'd and stone-cast in behaviour,
She stood as a marble would stand,
Then the Saviour bent down, and the Saviour
In silence wrote on in the sand.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.

Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.

They take the paper and they read the headlines, So they've heard of unemployment and they've heard of breadlines, And read more

They take the paper and they read the headlines, So they've heard of unemployment and they've heard of breadlines, And they philanthropically cure them all By getting up a costume charity ball.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.