Charity Quote by Robert D. Lupton

“Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity.”

— St. Vincent de Paul

“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

“A society with more justice needs less charity.”

— Ralph Nader

“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

“In faith, unity, in doubtful matters, liberty, in all things charity.”

— St. Augustine

True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense

— Emanuel Swedenborg

“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

“Truth begets humility, which is the virtue of virtues, and charity gives it life and form.”

— Peter J. Arnoudt

“Charity is detrimental unless it helps the recipient become independent of it.”

— David Thorne

Charity can be the outward expression of faith and hope.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

Charity is the drowning of justice in the craphole of mercy.

— Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi