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.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.

True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.

True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the read more

Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.

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].

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was read more

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.