Charity Quotes And Sayings

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“An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.”
– Mrs. Lydia Maria Child

“A man’s true wealth is the good he does in this world.”
– Muhammad

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
– Muhammad Ali

“There is so much wretchedness in the world, that we may safely take the word of any mortal professing to need our assistance; and, even should we be deceived, still the good to ourselves resulting from a kind act is worth more than the trifle by which we purchase it.”
– Nathaniel Hawthorne

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
– Nelson Henderson

“Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.”
– Norman B. Rice

“It seems to me that any full grown, mature adult would have a desire to be responsible, to help where he can in a world that needs so very much, that threatens us so very much.”
– Norman Lear

“Some men mistake generosity for charity: these flatter themselves that they are giving gratuitously, whilst they are merely rewarding secret services offered their vanity.”
– Norman Macdonald

“Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.”
– Norman Vincent Peale

“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.” 
– Oren Arnold

“As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person.”
– Paul Shane Spear

“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.”
– Plato

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?” 
– Rabbi Hillel

“Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee, and do not try to make the universe a blind alley.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, THIS is to have succeeded.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“But history will judge you, and as the years pass, you will ultimately judge yourself, in the extent to which you have used your gifts and talents to lighten and enrich the lives of your fellow men. In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfillment of the best qualities of your own spirit.”
– Robert F. Kennedy

“If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.”
– Robert South

“Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.”
– Sally Koch

“It is a denial of justice not to stretch out a helping hand to the fallen that is the common right of humanity.”
– Seneca The Elder

“The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.”
– Sir Walter Scott

“Charity begins at home.”
– Sir Thomas Browne

“If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no rich and no poor.”
– St Basil Of Caesarea

“Whatever a man has in superabundance is owed, of natural right, to the poor for their sustenance. So Ambrosius says, and it is also to be found in the Decretum Gratiani: ‘The bread which you withhold belongs to the hungry: the clothing you shut away, to the naked: and the money you bury in the earth is the redemption and freedom of the penniless.”
– St Thomas Aquinas

“The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry man; the coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to the man who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the man who has none; the money which you hoard in the bank belongs to the poor. You do wrong to everyone you could help, but fail to help.” 
– St. Basil The Great

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”
– St. Francis Of Assisi

“He who gives when he is asked has waited too long.”
– Sunshine Magazine

“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little – do what you can.”
– Sydney Smith

“It’s easy to make a buck.  It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”
– Tom Brokaw

“Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful.” 
– Unknown

“Choosing to donate your money to charity is a laudable decision, but it is important to give to charities that do the most good with their money. For more information on how to save thousands of lives, read our page on where to give.”
– Unknown

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