Certain Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

Many ... begin to make converts from motives of charity, but continue to do so from motives of pride. ... Charity is contented with…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Our zeal is always guided by charity. Everything is done with strength and gentleness.

— Basil Moreau

Let shining Charity adorn your zeal, The noblest impulse generous minds can feel.

— Aaron Hill

Our zeal works wonders, whenever it supports our inclination toward hatred, cruelty, ambition.

— Michel de Montaigne

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

— Hosea Ballou

There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.

— Junius

No hint of genuine charity ameliorates our vision of society, once sentimentalism has been laid side. What passes for cooperation turns out to be…

— Michael Ghiselin

We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.

— William James

If we would induce others to act virtuously, it will prove more effectual to show them their capacities than to expose their weakness--to attract…

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

At times one hesitates to reprove or admonish evil-doers, either because one seeks a more favorable moment or fears his rebuke might make them…

— Augustine

Perhaps a supreme form of charity may be exhibited by one who withholds judgment of another's acts or conduct, remembering that there is only…

— H. Burke Peterson

Charity and pride have different aims, yet both feed the poor

— Proverb