Obviously a certain amount of money that makes you comfortable can make you happy, but the worst thing that could happen to… — Michaela Strachan Copy Share Image
Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
O may I join the choir invisible of those immortal dead who live again in minds made better by their presence; live… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Since I was introduced to the practice of God's presence, which in turn led me into the contemplative way, I have nearly… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
“The majority of people spoil their lives by an unhealthy and exaggerated altruism – are forced, indeed, so to spoil them. They… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
There is a story of some mountains of salt in Cumana, which never diminished, though carried away in much abundance by merchants;… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
I feel like I've been very blessed in the sense that I've had the veracity of spirit to not be stopped and,… — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
“variety of kinds of practices of generosity are positively and significantly associated with five important good life outcomes. Giving money, volunteering, being… — Christian Smith Copy Share Image
When the preponderance of human beings choose to act with justice and generosity and kindness, then learning and love and decency prevail.… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
You're trying to tell me that everything you've done is for a good cause. You think that all this killing is worth… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
When you need encouragement, think of the qualities the people around you have: this one's energy, that one's modesty, another's generosity, and… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Throughout his many years, he enriched the lives of countless others and served as a model of generosity and discipline to those… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“Solidarity is not a matter of altruism. Solidarity comes from the inability to tolerate the affront to our own integrity of passive… — Aurora Levins Morales Copy Share Image
I work with a lot of different charities, and by that I don't mean merely by giving money, but by really getting… — Janet Jackson Copy Share Image
“My generosity must bear a cost or there’d be no value in what you gain from it. There’d be no second thought… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Every plant, tree, and animal is a blessing and every person has a purpose for living. Courage, curiosity, and generosity produce noble… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
If love is the soul of Christian existence, it must be at the heart of every other Christian virtue. Thus, for example,… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
Helping a person in need is good in itself. But the degree of goodness is hugely affected by the attitude with which… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Charity is an ugly trick. It is a virtue grown by the rich on the graves of the poor. Unless it is… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
“If you will only consider, you will remember many a person of whom the world never heard and will never hear, whose… — James Freeman Clarke Copy Share Image
In this choice of inheritance we have given to our frame of polity the image of a relation in blood; binding up… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
“You know, if you ain't poor, you might think it's the folks in them big ole fine brick churches that's doin all… — Ron Hall Copy Share Image
“Survival strategies come in three forms. The first is taking advantage of public spaces and private charities—the nation’s libraries, food pantries, homeless… — Kathryn Edin Copy Share Image
As much as I loved the model of St. Francis, I realized that I couldn't afford to be poor, because unlike St.… — Bo Sanchez Copy Share Image
Withhold no good impulse. You may fear that you will run to excess and squander too much, but those feelings are born… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“Rich” ... is the point at which the marginal utility of an additional dollar for personal consumption and investment is effectively zero.… — Kevin D. Williamson Copy Share Image
Art can never match the luxury and superfluity of Nature. In the former all is seen; it cannot afford concealed wealth, and… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
