"Never do I close my door behind me without being conscious that I am carrying out an act of charity towards myself."
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"It is wicked to withdraw from being useful to the needy, and cowardly to give way to the worthless."
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"Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast, With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts- O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power So to seduce!"
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"Is it not when the fall is the lowest that charity ought to be the greatest?"
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"That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters."
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"I call my putter 'Sweet Charity' because it covers such a multitude of sins from tee to green."
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"My little brother is autistic, so I would love to be involved in a charity for autism, but I haven't found the right one yet."
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"Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better."
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"Some show their kindness to the poor by employing them in their kitchens. Would they not be kinder if they employed themselves there?"
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"Have Love. Not love alone for one, but man as man they brother call; and scatter like the circling sun thy charities on all."
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"... whoever believes anything esteems that it is a work of charity to persuade another of it."
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"Wherever I am, let me never forget to distinguish want from need"
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"Let shining Charity adorn your zeal, The noblest impulse generous minds can feel."
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"Charity, till then, had been conscious only of a vague self-disgust and a frightening physical distress; now, of a sudden, there came to her the grave surprise of motherhood."
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"Hope and faith may be more firmly built upon charity, than charity upon faith and hope."
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"I believe in my cosmetics line. There are plenty of charities for the homeless. Isn't it time someone helped the homely?"
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"I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace."
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"In exchange for our humility and willingness to accept the charity of God, we are given a kingdom. And a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion."
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"I'm very politically active, but that has nothing to do with my charity."
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"For those who are not hungry, it is easy to palaver about the degradation of charity."
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