And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. – William Penn
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
– Martin Luther King Jr.
While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate.
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? – Ralph Waldo Emerson
To laugh often and to love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of oneself; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – this is to have succeeded. – Sir Henry Taylor
I wondered why somebody didn’t do something. Then I realized, I am somebody.
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. – Jack London
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could. – John D. Rockefeller
Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed on to mankind. It is the virtue that unites men and inspires their noblest efforts. – Conrad Hilton
You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money to those who work, as the recompense of their labor, than when you give money merely in charity. – Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) British author.
The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. – Clarence Jordan
On that best portion of a good man’s life: his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. The Reverend Mae “Mother” Wyatt
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. – Helen Keller
Tis not enough to help the feeble up but to support him after. – George Bernard Shaw
To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. – Madame Curie
Being myself no stranger to suffering, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others. – Booker T. Washington
I will continue to distribute blankets, sleeping bags, warm clothing and food on a regular basis, in the hope that my modest efforts will give some comfort to those people we are able to help. – Maya Angelou
Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one. – Nicholas Berdyaev
Give, but give until it hurts. – Mother Teresa
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