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The highest exercise of charity is charity towards the uncharitable.
The highest exercise of charity is charity towards the uncharitable.
The voice of the world ["Charity begins at home"].
The voice of the world ["Charity begins at home"].
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
When your courtyard twists, do not pour the water abroad.
When your courtyard twists, do not pour the water abroad.
As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.
As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.
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.
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just read more
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.
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.
