Quotes about Charity
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children.
— Teresa of Avila
I think each one of us should try and do small things on Diwali so that those who are not as privileged as we are can also have a good festival.
— Sangram Singh
The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others
— Walt Disney
I count all that part of my life lost which I spent not in communion with God, or in doing good.
— John Donne
The value of a life is determined by what we give away.
— Andy Stanley
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
— Elbert Hubbard
A mature person is one who is does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In this world, no one is all knowing, and therefore, all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing.
— John Ortberg