"Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine……" — Francis Quarles

Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion… - Francis Quarles

"Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the poor be the trumpet of thy gift, lest in seeking applause, thou lose thy reward. Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand and a closed mouth."

— Francis Quarles

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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. — Edmund Burke
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping . — Dale Carnegie
Applause is a receipt, not a bill. — Dale Carnegie
Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both… — Ted Allen
To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. — Franz Grillparzer
As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst… — Edward Gibbon
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence. — Samuel Johnson
To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause. — Sydney J. Harris
My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it — Robert Montgomery

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