Best 1073 quotes in «charity quotes» category

There is a stupid humility that is quite common and when a person is afflicted with it, he is once and for all disqualified for being a disciple of knowledge.

There is no act of charity that is not accompanied by justice or that permits us to do more than we reasonably can.

There is small merit in mocking goodness, tweaking charity; it is much more comic to deprive people of their petty little existence for no reason at all, for a lark.

There is so much indifference in the face of suffering. May we overcome indifference with concrete acts of charity.

There is so much wretchedness in the world, that we may safely take the word of any mortal professing to need our assistance; and, even should we be deceived, still the good to ourselves resulting from a kind act is worth more than the trifle by which we purchase it.

There's nothing more rewarding than making a difference doing charity work or being able to be there for a friend.

The sahara desert the Rapunzel the charity the gifted tales.

There's always hope... even when there isn't faith. And sometimes, without hope or faith, there must be charity.

The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.

These two criteria are like the pillars of true love: deeds, and the gift of self.

The source of justice is not vengeance but charity.

The spirit of the world encloses four kinds of spirits, diametrically opposed to charity--the spirit of resentment, spirit of aversion, spirit of jealousy and the spirit of indifference.

The silver ore of pure charity is an expensive article in the catalogue of a man's good qualities.

The spread of online information isn't just good for charities. It's also good for donors. You can go to a site like Charity Navigator, which evaluates nonprofits on their financial health as well as the amount of information they share about their work.

The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

The thing about all these charities is that who sees where the money goes? I don't and you don't. For all I know, the president of Make a Wish just used all the money to buy himself a mansion and a yacht. That's why I keep all of my money for myself, at least then I know I'm doing good for at least one person for sure.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

The theological virtue of charity is the mysterious power, communicated by grace, to love as God loves.

The time has come to put into practice the charity taught by the masters and priests of all times. The words said between the pigeons' cooing under the sacred porticos of all the temples should now turn into concrete reality.

The union of a sect within itself is a pitiful charity; it's no  concord of Christians, but a conspiracy against Christ; and they  that love one another for their opinionative concurrence, love  for their own sakes, not their Lord's.

The vicious count their years; virtuous, their acts.

The wonderful purity of nature at this season is a most pleasing fact.... In the bare fields and tinkling woods, see what virtue survives. In the coldest and bleakest places, the warmest charities still maintain a foothold.

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others.

The richest gifts we can bestow are the least marketable. We hate the kindness which we understand.

The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not worth preserving.

The work of volunteers impacts on all our lives, even if we are not aware of it.

The worst was relizing that I’d lost him for nothing because he’d been rght about all of it-- vampires, my parents, everything. He’d told me my parents lied. I yelled at him for it. He forgave me. He told me vampires were killers. I told him they weren’t, even after one stalked Raquel. He told me Charity was dangerous. I didn’t listen, and she killed Courtney. He told me vampires were treacherous, and did I get the message? Not until my illusions had been destroyed by my parents’ confession.

This is not about charity, it's about justice... The war against terror is bound up in the war against poverty - I didn't say that, Colin Powell said that . . .

The weak and the botched shall perish: first principle of our charity.

This is not charity. This is business: business with a social objective, which is to help people get out of poverty.

This is not about charity, it's about justice... The war against terror is bound up in the war against poverty - I didn't say that, Colin Powell said that . . . In these disturbing and distressing times, surely it's cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than it is to defend yourself against them..Justice is the surest way to get peace.

Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity.

Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.

Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity.

Though we may sometimes unintentionally bestow our beneficence on the unworthy, it does not take from the merit of the act. For charity doth not adopt the vices of its objects.

To consider yourself an environmentalist and still eat meat is like saying you're a philanthropist who doesn't give to charity.

To desire the common good and strive towards it is a requirement of justice and charity.

To expect people to be good, to be just, to be temperate, etc., without showing them how they should become so, seems like the ineffectual charity mentioned by the apostle, which consisted in saying to the hungry, the cold and the naked, be ye fed, be ye warmed, be ye clothed, without showing them how they should get food, fire or clothing.

To give requires good sense.

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

To heal the breach between the rich and the poor, it is necessary to distinguish between justice and charity.

Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.

'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

Too often, charity is extended to another when his actions or conduct are acceptable to us. The exhibition of charity to another must not be dependent on his performance. It should be given because of who we are-not because of how we behave.

To insure the continuity of philanthropy, we must instill in kids the values and attitudes that will enable them to see charity as a vital part of their lives.

To wipe off the froth of falsehood from the foaming lips of inebriated virtue, when fresh from the sexless orgies of morality and reeling from the delirious riot of religion, may doubtless be a charitable office.

To understand one another, and to grow in charity and truth, we need to pause, to accept and listen to one another. In this way we already begin to experience unity. Unity grows along the way, it never stands still. Unity happens when we walk together.

To be poor does not mean you lack the means to extend charity to another. You may lack money or food, but you have the gift of friendship to overwhelm the loneliness that grips the lives of so many.