Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.

Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first
to shew piety at home, and to read more

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first
to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is
good and acceptable before God.

Let them learn first to show pity at home.

Let them learn first to show pity at home.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.

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.

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.

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]