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Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.
Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
No farther seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode
(There they read more
No farther seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode
(There they alike in trembling hope repose),
The bosom of his Father and his God.
Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a read more
Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
Let them learn first to show pity at home.
Let them learn first to show pity at home.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
In Faith and Hope the world will disagree,
But all mankind's concern is charity.
In Faith and Hope the world will disagree,
But all mankind's concern is charity.
