Friendship is a treasured gift, and every time I talk with you I feel as if I'm getting richer and read more

Friendship is a treasured gift, and every time I talk with you I feel as if I'm getting richer and richer

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

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.

There are two ways of being rich. One is to have all you want, the other is to be satisfied read more

There are two ways of being rich. One is to have all you want, the other is to be satisfied with what you have.

It is religion to be thus forsworn,
For charity itself fulfills the law
And who can never read more

It is religion to be thus forsworn,
For charity itself fulfills the law
And who can never love from charity?

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all
mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have read more

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all
mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so
that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am
nothing.

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.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.