Charity is the drowning of justice in the craphole of mercy. — Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Copy Share Image
The possession of a library, or the free use of it, no more constitutes learning, than the possession of wealth constitutes generosity. — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
“An act of charity by the citizens questions the worthiness of the government.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
An atheist can be charitable but not religious. But the religious man must be charitable. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful heart. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Do not feel ashamed if the amount of charity is small because to refuse the needy is an act of greater shame. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most people aren't remembered for what they've done for themselves, they're remembered for what they've done for others and the world. — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
None who has known the charity of wine, Its pity, the cool logic of its spell Will waver in his loyalty, or… — Donald Evans Copy Share Image
I did a lot of touring in my youth, and I learnt very quickly that giving is what it's all about. It's… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
Obviously there are a lot of charities out there but with cancer you have to be lucky to have not been affected… — Alan Carr Copy Share Image
“Helping is not, as conventionally thought, a charitable act that is praiseworthy to do but not wrong to omit. It is something… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
I am a full-time Research Fellow at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, a small 501(c)(3) public charity supported primarily by individual donations. — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
One hand of help, one word of sympathy, one act of Humanity, one smile of charity, one message a day can change… — Nyange Jally Copy Share Image
The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us… — Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Copy Share Image
Living is giving…If you spend your money on yourself, you are just surviving. But if you want your life to count, if… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Altruism is one of the most fundamentally social impulses, and doing things for others without expecting anything in return is core to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“money. Rather than simply directing the funds through the maze of secretive nonprofit charities and social welfare groups that they had used… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, Humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Natural Giving: Anything we do in life which is not out of that energy, we pay for and everybody else pays for.… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
As we explore the nature of our gift, our goal is to move toward this kind of giving: cheerful giving that flows… — Wayne Muller Copy Share Image
“One flashy kind of commitment device is the “nuclear option.” A friend who enjoys experimenting with strategies of personal productivity used this… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I had come to realize the importance of the Nation, and of shared, communal, social responsibility, to be held as equally important… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Should we not begin to redefine patriotism? We need to expand it beyond that narrow nationalism which has caused so much death… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
I think charity begins with your family and you take it from there. — Caprice Bourret Copy Share Image
Life is not about giving up or giving in. Life is about giving. — Anthony D. Williams Copy Share Image
