True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.

True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.

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

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

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.

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

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

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaulteth not itself, is not puffed up.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaulteth not itself, is not puffed up.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.

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.