DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Charity is false, futile, and poisonous when offered as a substitute for justice. — Henry George Copy Share Image
Boards of public charity were invented by the devil to prevent real individual charity. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
No one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity. — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I am not giving so much of my wealth that I should feel that I am a philanthropist. — Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Copy Share Image
The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Sacrifice” and “self” both begin with the same letter, but the spelling is way different after that.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“Before 1935 over half of all welfare came from private charity. Now the figure is less than 1 percent.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Helping others, or volunteering, provides such benefits as reducing distress and improving physical and mental health. Perceptions related to giving, such as… — Aisha Utz Copy Share Image
Earth has not a spectacle more glorious or more fair to show than this love tolerating intolerance; charity covering, as with a… — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
“shoeshine man, just to show their magnanimity and Christian charity,” Fermín proffered. “The most efficient way of rendering the poor harmless is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
On trade, our hypocrisy is at its most appalling. Trade reform isn't about charity, it's about justice, and this campaign, Trade Justice… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
The question is not, do we go to church; the question is, have we been converted. The crux of Christianity is not… — Joan D. Chittister Copy Share Image
The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I cry when I feel moved by incredible generosity or a connection to someone. We spend so much of our lives being… — Michael Sheen Copy Share Image
It is easier to give all your goods to feed the poor, or not to have any goods - only your virtues,… — Corra May Harris Copy Share Image
“I'm one of the undeserving poor: that's what I am. Think of what that means to a man. It means that he's… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
May I reach That purest heaven - be to other souls The cup of strength in some great agony; Enkindle generous ardor,… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I don't measure success in numbers, but I consider my contributions of more than $1.3 billion to various causes over the years… — Ted Turner Copy Share Image
Each of us spends money on things that we do not really need. You could take the money you're spending on those… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“Instead, these findings suggest that the amygdala injects implicit distrust and vigilance into social decision making.23 All thanks to learning. In the… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle… — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
Charity ... is kind, it is not easily provok'd, it thinks no evil, it believes all things, hopes all things. — Cotton Mather Copy Share Image
