Charity Quotes

I was hungry and you gave me to eat; I was cold and you clothed me; come, possess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.' He who is the the King of the poor and of kings will say this at His great judgment.

~ Francis De Sales

One man thinks justice consists in paying debts, and has no measure in his abhorrence of another who is very remiss in this duty and makes the creditor wait tediously. But that second man has his own way of looking at things; asks himself Which debt must I pay first, the debt to the rich, or the debt to the poor? the debt of money or the debt of thought to mankind, of genius to nature? For you, O broker, there is not other principle but arithmetic. For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred

~ ;Ralph Waldo Emerson

In words which can still bring tears to the eyes, St. Augustine describes the desolation into which the death of his friend Nebridius plunged him (Confessions IV, 10). Then he draws a moral. This is what comes, he says, of giving one’s heart to anything but God. All human beings pass away. Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose. If love is to be a blessing, not a misery, it must be for the only Beloved who will never pass away.

~ C.s. Lewis

Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother.

~ J.r.r. Tolkien

Saint Augustine … insisted that scripture taught nothing but charity. Whatever the biblical author may have intended, any passage that seemed to preach hatred and was not conducive to love must be interpreted allegorically and made to speak of charity.

~ Karen Armstrong

Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?

~ Mahatma Gandhi

The greatest gift you can ever give is yourself.

~ Michelle Templet

There comes a time in the development of every ego when it must love its neighbors or become a twisted and stunted personality.

~ Joshua Loth Liebman

The Three D's of Creating True Happiness For All.......Declutter - Remove all unwanted items from your home,Donate - to your local charity, Deduct - Save money by claiming your donation on your tax return

~ Christina Scalise

From the standpoint of the upper classes, the system had many merits. They felt that what was paid out of the poor rate was charity, and therefore a proof of their benevolence; at the same time, wages were kept at starvation level by a method which just prevented discontent from developing into revolution...It was plainly the certainty, derived from the old Poor Law, that actual death would be averted by the parish authorities, which induced the rural poor of England to endure their misery patiently...it taught them respect for their 'betters'.While leaving all the wealth that they produced, beyond the absolute minimum required for subsistence, in the hands of the landowners and farmers. It was at this period that landowners built the sham Gothic ruins called 'follies', where they indulged in romantic sensibility about the past while they filled the present with misery and degradation.

~ Bertrand Russell

If you put these five things together - you can't use money to attract talent, you can't advertise, you can't take risks, you can't invest in long-term results, and you don't have a stock market - then we have just put the humanitarian sector at the most extreme disadvantage to the for-profit sector on every level, and then we call the whole system charity, as if there is something incredibly sweet about it.

~ Dan Pallotta

I believe when you integrate charity in your craft and not just think of the fame and riches it would entitle you with, you will feel this true sense of fulfillment. Carry on your mission, of where God destined you to be- to use His gifts in good ways and not just for yourself.

~ Elizabeth E. Castillo

I have a charity called the Chain Of Hope, where we target children from poor areas where heart surgery is not available, and we offer our services.

~ Magdi Yacoub

Charity can be the outward expression of faith and hope.

~ Joseph B. Wirthlin

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another.

~ John Stuart Mill

I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls.

~ Nancy Lublin

If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.

~ Bob Hope

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

~ Washington Irving

I beg people not to accept the seasonal ritual of well-timed charity on Christmas Eve. It's blasphemy.

~ Jonathan Kozol

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.

~ Abraham Lincoln

I've a problem with the word charity because I think that NGOs, as I prefer calling them, really do take the work of moral and social responsibilities that ought to be taken on by governments.

~ Emma Thompson

Kids can learn a lot about necessities and wants by recognizing what people live without. A common routine, but one that should not be overlooked, is having a family donation to a charity for those less fortunate. Ask your kids to search for items, toys, or clothes that they no longer use and contribute those items a collection box.

~ Alexa Von Tobel

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime.

~ Edgar Allan Poe

The appalling thing is the degree of charity women are capable of. You see it all the time... love lavished on absolute fools. Love's a charity ward, you know.

~ Lawrence Durrell

Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed onto mankind.

~ Conrad Hilton

The practice of charity will bind us - will bind all men in one great brotherhood.

~ Conrad Hilton

We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests.

~ Nadia Comaneci

You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.

~ Bill Gates

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

~ Francis Quarles

The faith must express itself in charity and in solidarity, which is the civil form of charity.

~ Claudio Hummes

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

~ Loretta Young

Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common good. I cannot wash my hands, eh? We all have to give something!

~ Pope Francis

URGE is a grassroots charity. We organized to get some incubators to give to the hospital for the kids. We donate money to orphanages.

~ Ziggy Marley

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

~ Roma Downey

Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.

~ Francis Of Assisi

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

~ Charles Dickens

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

~ Thomas Fuller

Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but, unlike charity, it should end there.

~ Clare Boothe Luce

The aesthetic came along the way, I think - just through experimenting, and going on tour, and trying stuff out on stage, having fun with it, and not taking it too seriously. If I had a ballgown at home, I'd wear it onstage. If I found something in a charity shop, I'd wear it. That's where it grew from - just wanting to play dress-up.

~ Florence Welch

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

~ Phillips Brooks