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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.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
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.
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.
And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity. [Corinthians]
And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity. [Corinthians]
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.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, read more
Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
