Charity well directed should begin at home.
[Fr., Charite bien ordonne commence pay soy mem.]

Charity well directed should begin at home.
[Fr., Charite bien ordonne commence pay soy mem.]

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just read more

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.

Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.

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.

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

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

And thou I bestow all my good to feed the poor, and though I give
my body to be read more

And thou I bestow all my good to feed the poor, and though I give
my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me
nothing.

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

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

What we frankly give, forever is our own.

What we frankly give, forever is our own.

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