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As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.
As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.
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.
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want.
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want.
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.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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.
Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
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."
