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Charity and treating begin at home.
Charity and treating begin at home.
 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. 
Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
 I believe there is no sentiment he has such faith in as that 
charity begins at home"
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 I believe there is no sentiment he has such faith in as that 
charity begins at home"
 And his, I presume., is of that domestic sort which never stirs 
abroad at all. 
When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
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