Charity
Quotes on Charity
God loveth a cheerful giver.
Saint Paul (3-67) Apostle to the Gentiles
The most difficult part is to give. Then why not add a smile?
Jean de la Bruyere (1645-1696) French writer, moralist
Beggars should be abolished. It annoys one to give to them, and it annoys one not to give to them.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher
We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, poet, philosopher
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.
Mother Teresa (b. 1911) Albanian Catholic missionary
The cliche “charity begins at home” has done more damage than any other in the English tongue.
Bishop Trevor Huddleston (b. 1913) British clergyman, campaigner
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) American industrialist, philanthropist
Charity creates a multitude of sins.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Anglo-Irish author
if begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.
Arabian proverb
He that feeds upon charity has a cold dinner and no supper.
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) English cleric
