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In silence, . . .
Steals on soft-handed Charity,
Tempering her gifts, that seem so free,
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In silence, . . .
Steals on soft-handed Charity,
Tempering her gifts, that seem so free,
By time and place,
Till not a woe the bleak world see,
But finds her grace.
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.
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.
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
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.
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.
No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of
Christian charity.
No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of
Christian charity.
Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense
True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense
