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Charity Quotes by Maya Angelou
- I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
- Nothing will work unless you do.
- I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
- The difference between charity and philanthropy is the distance of the soul... To be philanthropic is to give something, to be charitable is to give…
- When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
- One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it.
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