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Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.
Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to read more
Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the read more
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in
The living need charity more than the dead.
The living need charity more than the dead.
Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving procures us read more
Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving procures us admission.