Our charity begins at home,
And mostly ends where it begins.

Our charity begins at home,
And mostly ends where it begins.

And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity. [Corinthians].

And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity. [Corinthians].

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest.

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest.

All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty: for beauty is simply read more

All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty: for beauty is simply Reality seen with the eyes of love.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have
not charity, I am become as read more

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have
not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Let them learn first to show pity at home.

Let them learn first to show pity at home.

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.