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He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the read more
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in
True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.
True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.
Let them learn first to show pity at home.
Let them learn first to show pity at home.
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the
desire of knowledge in excess caused man read more
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the
desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity
there is no excess, neither can angel or man come in danger by
it.
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in read more
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service
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.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.