Quotes about Charity
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
- Henry Ford
I was hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
- Anonymous
In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.
- Richard Baxter
Charity begins at home, and usually stays there.
- Elbert Hubbard
Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who have need of help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.
- Albert Schweitzer
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Set about doing good to somebody. Put on your hat and go and visit the sick and poor of your neighborhood; inquire into their circumstances and minister to their wants. Seek out the desolate and afflicted and oppressed ... I have often tried this method, and have always found it the best medicine for a heavy heart.
- Anonymous
You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.
- Bill Gates
I want you to find the poor here, right in your own home first. And begin love there. Be that good news to your own people.
- Mother Teresa
Do not waste time bothering whether you "love" your neighbor; act as if you did.
- CS Lewis
If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.
- Vance Havner
The poor do not need charity; they need inspiration. Charity only sends them a loaf of bread to keep them alive in their wretchedness, or gives them an entertainment to make them forget for an hour or two; but inspiration will cause them to rise out of their misery. If you want to help the poor, demonstrate to them that they can become rich; prove it by getting rich yourself.
- Napoleon Hill