Being a good person Quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Whoever infringes upon individual 'charity' infringes upon man's nature and scorns his personal dignity”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“It is the apathetic person that sees the cause while the charitable person sees the need.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“No. Charity, like Socialism, is an invention of the weak to exploit the strong and bring them to their knees."

— Isabel Allende

“I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbours' defects--not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.”

— Anonymous

“I distrust official charity. All charity should be done by stealth.”

— Romain Rolland

“Showing dignity is more important than charity because the latter is easily forgotten!”

— Sarah Tse

“Charity is salt in the wound. It is painful. The state gives charity with the bitter hatred of a victim to his blackmailer. The…

— Mario Puzo

“Charity is obedient1 to no created thing, but only to Love. Charity has nothing of her own, and even if she had anything, she…

— Margaret Porette

The character of a people may be ruined by charity.

— Theodor Herzl

“The purpose of any charity is simply to turn people's mirrors into windows. An outward view of the world's needs are vast in comparison…

— Shannon L. Alder

“While the word charity connotes a single act of giving, justice speaks to right living, of aligning oneself with the world in a way…

— Rachel Held Evans

“A society with more justice needs less charity.”

— Ralph Nader