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Charity Quotes


"Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity."


"Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it."


"The more you give, the less you need."


"The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar."


"In essentials, unity; in differences, liberty; in all things, charity."


"The greatest work you will ever do is charity; the most divine work you will ever do will be changing people's perception of God, while you're doing charity."


"Charity (Daan) means to make another living being happy, whether it is a human being or some animals, giving happiness to them, that is what is called Charity. When you give happiness to everyone, happiness will indeed come to you in its 'reaction'. If you give happiness then you immediately receive happiness just sitting at home."


"It seems a peculiar thing when I go to fill my own cup; it remains empty as if the liquid evaporates as soon as it touches the glass. Yet when I reach to top off the cups of others, my own spills over. This is the crazy magic of charity."


"Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters."


"If you want to help a hungry poor man sleeping on the bench, don't ever wake him up; put the food on the bench, put some money and leave the place without looking at your back!"


"Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving."


"The designer of my Emmy gown is donating my gown to the charity for an auction."


"Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up."


"One in 5 Americans is touched by the Red Cross every single year."


"To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity."


"Everywhere you look, there is a charity or a project in school to get involved in. In eighth grade, there was this program called CJSF, California Junior Scholarship Foundation. We were involved in soup kitchens and toy drives, and your school can set up something like that. If your school doesn't have a program like that, set one up."


"Americans also don't need to be taught how to give. We don't need to be taught how to take care of each other or how to be charitable."


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


"The spirit of Christmas is a sweet, internal peace that testifies of the power of kindness and charity."


"I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year."


"Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it."
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