Alms Quotes

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There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye. — Lord Acton
Women know the damnation of charity because the habit of civilization has always been to throw them cheap alms rather than give them good wages. — Rebecca West
The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt. — Ambrose
Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give alms. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
By our little acts of charity practiced in the shade we convert souls far away, we help missionaries, we win for them abundant alms; and… — Therese of Lisieux
Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls. The least admixture of a lie-for example, the taint of vanity, the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
One would give generous alms if one had the eyes to see the beauty of a cupped receiving hand. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All religions have honored the beggar. For he proves that in a matter at the same time as prosaic and holy, banal and regenerative as… — Walter Benjamin
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms… — Ben Hecht
This is what you should do: love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for… — Walt Whitman
Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust; prayer to pride, to envy,… — Richard of Chichester
The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be… — Pope Leo I
If you are to go to Christ, do not put on your good doings and feelings, or you will get nothing; go in your sins,… — Charles Spurgeon
Give a drink of water as alms to the birds which go forth at morning, and deem that they have a better right than men… — Al-MaÊ¿arri
We must give alms. Charity wins souls and draws them to virtue. — Angela Merici
Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us. — Francis of Assisi
The following sentiments are illustrative of the philosophy of the Talmud: "Love peace and pursue it at any cost." ... "Remember it is better to… — Frederic Farrar
For if you change from inhumanity to alms giving, you have stretched fourth the hand that was withered. If you withdraw from theaters and go… — Saint John Chrysostom
Character is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work… — Khalil Gibran

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