"Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses."
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"Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul's beauty."
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"Charity is the root of all good works."
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"Cheerfulness is like money well expended in charity; the more we dispense of it, the greater our possession."
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"Philanthropies and charities have a certain air of quackery."
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"I hope that this man can be won over by your bearing charitably with him, advising him prudently, and praying for him. This is what I do for your family in general and for you in particular."
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". . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a little diffident about mine. But there is no harm done; I hope you will soon be over this slight jealousy and be convinced that nothing can change the genuine affection Our Lord has given me for you"
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"It must be said that charity can, in no way, exist along with mortal sin."
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"O how unspeakable is this Sacrament which sets our affections ablaze with charity. ... It is the fulfillment of Christ's Mystical Body."
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"I own about 300 pairs of shoes. When I start to go over 300, I have mini-sales from my closet and give the money to charity. It's my way of recycling; I feel like I can give back to the universe."
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"Immediately you will be perfect, you will become God."
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"Charity never faileth."
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"It is the best thing to blame ourselves when people cannot get on well with us. Boundless charity necessarily includes all or it ceases to be boundless. We must be strict with ourselves and lenient with our neighbors. For we know not their difficulties and what they overcome."
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"You have no idea, sir, how difficult it is to be the victim of benevolence."
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"A beggar hates his benefactor as much as he hates himself for begging."
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"To give requires good sense."
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"Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind."
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"If you give money, spend yourself with it."
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"Who gives himself with his alms feeds three, himself, his hungering neighbor and me."
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"A beggar through the world am I, From place to place I wander by. Fill up my pilgrim's scrip for me, For Christ's sweet sake and charity."
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