Quotes about Charity
Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian.
— Pope Francis
The humble man seeks at all times to act according to the rule: with honour preferring one another; by charity serve one another; esteem[ing] others better than themselves; submitting yourselves one to another.
— Andrew Murray
ALMSDEED (ALMSDEED) n.s.[from alms and deed.]An act of charity; a charitable gift. This woman was full of good works, and almsdeeds which she did.BibleActs,ix. 36. Hard favour'd Richard, where art thou?Thou art not here: murder is thy almsdeed;Petitioner for blood thou ne'er put'st back.Shakespeare'sHenry VI.
— Samuel Johnson
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
— John Bunyan
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
— John Bunyan
The proper use, then, of all the good gifts we have received is the free and generous sharing of those gifts with others.
— John Calvin
Without the fear of God, men do not even observe justice and charity among themselves.
— John Calvin
Take time to make a difference. Don't just obsess about how you can make your life better. Think about how you can make somebody else's life better as well.
— Joel Osteen
Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.
— Ben Stein
Generosity isn't an act. It's a way of life.
— Chip Ingram
It is not my experience that life's difficulties make people more charitable.
— Cormac McCarthy
I know this for sure, that doing good actually makes you better.
— Oprah Winfrey