Quotes by Charity Riches without charity are nothing worth. They are a blessing only to him who makes them a blessing to others. Henry Fielding blessing-to-others charity blessing It makes that a virtue which is not a virtue, and that a crime which is not a crime. Religion consists in a round of observances that have no relation whatever to natural goodness, but which rather exclude it by being a substitute for it. Penances and pilgrimages take the place of justice and mercy, benevolence and charity. Such a religion, so far from being a purifier, is the great corrupter of morals. Henry M. Field charity justice religion I regard philanthropy as a tragic apology for wrong conditions under which human beings live. Helen Keller philanthropy charity apology Though we may sometimes unintentionally bestow our beneficence on the unworthy, it does not take from the merit of the act. For charity doth not adopt the vices of its objects. Henry Fielding charity vices doe I see and hear daily that you of the Clergy preach one against another, teach one contrary to another, inveigh one against another without charity or discretion. Some be too stiff in their old mumpsimus, others be too busy and curious in their new sumpsimus. Thus all men almost be in variety and discord. Henry VIII of England charity busy men Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. Henry Ward Beecher charity inspirational heaven My poor are my best patients. God pays for them. Herman Boerhaave charity patient pay No amount of money given in charity, nothing but the abandonment of this hateful trade, can atone for this great sin against God, Israel and Humanity. Hermann Adler charity israel humanity Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty. Henry Ford punishment charity inspirational Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Henry David Thoreau charity appreciated life If you give money, spend yourself with it. Henry David Thoreau charity money giving Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness. Hildegard of Bingen charity earth heaven Sometimes give your services for nothing. Hippocrates charity inspiring giving Paying good wages is not charity at all-it is the best kind of business. Henry Ford charity wages kind Charity, like poetry, should be cultivated, if only for its being graceful. Herman Melville charity poetry grace Don't just put it off and think about it! Horace philanthropy charity thinking Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine. Hosea Ballou divinity charity divine How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor! Hosea Ballou charity poor white An environmentalist that eats meat is like a philanthropist that won't give money to charities. Howard Lyman charity meat giving Some show their kindness to the poor by employing them in their kitchens. Would they not be kinder if they employed themselves there? Henry David Thoreau kitchen charity kindness «89101112131415161718»
