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Charity Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton
- Public charities and benevolent associations for the gratuitous relief of every species of distress, are peculiar to Christianity; no other system of civil or religious…
- Whenever we find ourselves more inclined to persecute than to persuade, we may then be certain that our zeal has more of pride in it…
- There can be no Christianity where there is no charity
- Many ... begin to make converts from motives of charity, but continue to do so from motives of pride. ... Charity is contented with exhortation…
- Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
- In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those who believe half our creed, than for those who deny…
- Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing.
More Charity Quotes
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. — Francis of Assisi
- Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. — Saint Augustine
- Charity is no substitute for justice withheld. — Saint Augustine
- My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much… — Teresa of Avila
- Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine. — Hosea Ballou
- No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world. — Bernard Baruch
- Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. — Henry Ward Beecher
- Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one. — Nikolai Berdyaev
- Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do. — Yogi Berra
- The argument of socialists, that people really want to share, beyond a reasonable level of charity, is rubbish, though it is espoused… — Conrad Black
- No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. — Aesop