Charitable Quotes

149 quotes by 124 authors

For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages. — Francis Bacon
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. — Henry Ward Beecher
I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is… — Joseph Addison
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or… — James Buchan
I'm not sure what fame is for if it isn't to focus on charitable work.quot; — Jamie Lee Curtis
Be charitable before wealth makes you covetous. — Thomas Browne
The Poor Man whom everyone speaks of, the Poor Man whom everyone pities, one of the repulsive Poor from whom charitable souls keep their distance,… — Albert Camus
Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong. — Maxim Gorky
Family . . . the home of all social evil, a charitable institution for comfortable women, an anchorage for house-fathers, and a hell for children. — August Strindberg
He is rich who hath enough to be charitable. — Thomas Browne
The willingness to share does not make one charitable; it makes one free. — Robert Breault
An atheist can be charitable but not religious. But the religious man must be charitable. — Swami Vivekananda
Every time you think of doing some charity, you think there is some beggar to take your charity. If you say, "O Lord, let the… — Swami Vivekananda
No civilisation can grow unless fanatics, bloodshed, and brutality stop. No civilisation can begin to lift up its head until we look charitably upon one… — Swami Vivekananda
In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. — Clay Aiken
How about no income tax at all on people over 65? People would continue working, remain healthier, not be an economic and social drain on… — John Templeton
September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our… — Lamar Alexander
The peace of heaven is theirs that lift their swords, in such a just and charitable war. — William Shakespeare
The Holy Ghost causes our feelings to be more tender. We feel more charitable and compassionate with each other. We are more calm in our… — Ezra Taft Benson
I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan to indulge in benevolent and charitable sentiment through the appropriation of public funds ... I… — Grover Cleveland

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