A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
—Jesse Jackson (b.1941) American Civil Rights Leader, Minister
Do not tell me of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist, that I grudge the dollar, the dime, the cent, I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
When faith and hope fail, as they do sometimes, we must try charity, which is love in action. We must speculate no more on our duty, but simply do it. When we have done it, however blindly, perhaps Heaven will show us why.
—Dinah Craik (1826–87) British Novelist, Essayist, Poet
Giving is true having.
—Charles Spurgeon (1834–92) English Baptist Preacher
If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.
—Marianne Williamson (b.1952) American Activist, Author, Lecturer
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
—Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) English Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist
Fragrance clings to the hand that gives the rose.
—Unknown
A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
—Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) German Poet, Playwright, Theater Personality
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
—Unknown
To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.
—Max Beerbohm (1872–1956) British Essayist, Caricaturist, Novelist
Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.
—Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627–1704) French Churchman, Pulpit Orator
Prayer carries us half-way to God, fasting brings us to the door of his palace, and alms-giving procures us admission.
—The Holy Quran Sacred Scripture of Islam
Give little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.
—John Ruskin (1819–1900) English Writer, Art Critic
When a member of our physical body is diseased and the whole body has to labor to restore it to health, we do not despise this diseased member or hold it under obligation because it needs all this assistance.
—John Calvin (1509–64) French Theologian, Reformer
Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.
—Buddhist Teaching
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din) (c.1213–91) Persian Poet
We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.
—Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-American Philosopher, Poet, Sculptor
Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don’t get it, prune.
—Tom Peters (b.1942) American Management Consultant, Author
It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Charity is the salt of riches.
—The Talmud Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith
I would have none of that rigid and circumspect charity which is never exercised without scrutiny, and which always mistrusts the reality of the necessities laid open to it.
—Jean Baptiste Massillon (1663–1742) French Catholic Bishop, Preacher
In every birth he who gives out what is excellent, nicest and choicest will be endowed with long life and nobility.
—Buddhist Teaching
The last, best fruit that comes late to perfection, even in the kindliest soul, is tenderness toward the hard, forbearance toward the unforbearing, warmth of heart toward the cold, and philanthropy toward the misanthropic.
—Jean Paul (1763–1825) German Novelist, Philosopher
One of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity.
—Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) Scottish-American Industrialist
The more sympathy you give, the less you need.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
If you give money, spend yourself with it.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
—Andre Gide (1869–1951) French Novelist
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