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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].
He is truly great who hath a great charity.
He is truly great who hath a great charity.
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.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
What we frankly give, forever is our own.
What we frankly give, forever is our own.
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.
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.
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.
