Lady, you know no rules of charity,
Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.

Lady, you know no rules of charity,
Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.

True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.

True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? read more

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?

When your courtyard twists, do not pour the water abroad.

When your courtyard twists, do not pour the water abroad.

Meek and lowly, pure and holy,
Chief among the "blessed three."

Meek and lowly, pure and holy,
Chief among the "blessed three."

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the read more

Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.

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

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