Quotes about Charity

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.

When you give a man a dole you deny him his dignity, and when you deny him his dignity you rob him his destiny.

To receive graciously is an art that cannot be faked. If it is more blessed to give than to receive, it is much harder to receive than to give. We receive ungraciously out of pride, feeling that we don't need anyone's help, handouts, or charity, or out of some sense of discomfort. These are all ego reactions, and there is no need to have them once you realize that the giver is never the giver, just as the receiver is never the receiver. Both stand in for spirit.

At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back.

Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life . . .

Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.