Charity Quotes - Page 28

• A man should fear when he only enjoys what good he does publicly. Is it not the publicity rather than the charity he loves? Is it not vanity, rather than benevolence, that gives such charities?

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Love Is, Men, Vanity

  "Gems of Truth & Beauty".

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• Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the poor be the trumpet of thy gift, lest in seeking applause, thou lose thy reward. Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand and a closed mouth.

  Francis Quarles

  Hands, Generosity, Giving

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• Our true acquisitions lie only in our charities - we gain only as we give.

  William Gilmore Simms

  Lying, Generosity, Giving

  William Gilmore Simms (1853). “Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside”, p.19

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• To wipe off the froth of falsehood from the foaming lips of inebriated virtue, when fresh from the sexless orgies of morality and reeling from the delirious riot of religion, may doubtless be a charitable office.

  Algernon Charles Swinburne

  Office, Religion, Wipe

  Algernon Charles Swinburne, Clyde Kenneth Hyder (1966). “Swinburne Replies: Notes on Poems and Reviews, Under the Microscope [and] Dedicatory Epistle”, p.51, Syracuse University Press

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• Going to a charity tea party and thinking that you've done your bit toward putting an end to social inequity in the world.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Party, Thinking

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• The so-called Christian virtues of humility, love, charity, personal freedom, the strong prohibitions against violence, murder, stealing, lying, cruelty-all these are washed away by war. The greatest hero is the one who kills the most people. Glamorous exploits in successful lying and mass stealing and heroic vengeance are rewarded with decorations and public acclaim.

  John T. Flynn

  Christian, Strong, War

  John T. Flynn (1944). “As We Go Marching”

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• The primal duties shine aloft, like stars;
  The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless,
  Are scattered at the feet of Man, like flowers.

  William Wordsworth

  Stars, Flower, Men

  William Wordsworth (1814). “The Excursion,: Being a Portion of The Recluse, a Poem”, p.398

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• What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one's self-approval.

  Mark Twain

  Love, Life, Success

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• The young boys I speak with say to me: Why would I want to live in this world - where they rely on charity, dry pieces of bread and water, where they are subjected to harsh treatment, when they can be free and be the envy of their colleagues in the afterlife. They are only too eager to sign on the dotted line and join the ranks of the Taliban.

  Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

  Boys, Afterlife, Envy

  "Children taught to be suicide bombers" by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, www.cnn.com. June 15, 2010.

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• True charity ought to begin in marriage, for it is a relationship that must be rebuilt every day.

  James E. Faust

  Funny Marriage, Ought

  "Fathers, Mothers, Marriage". James E. Faust's First Presidency message, www.lds.org. August 2004.

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• In this choice of inheritance we have given to our frame of polity the image of a relation in blood; binding up the constitution of our country with our dearest domestic ties; adopting our fundamental laws into the bosom of our family affections; keeping inseparable and cherishing with the warmth of all their combined and mutually reflected charities, our state, our hearths, our sepulchres, and our altars.

  Edmund Burke

  Country, War, Blood

  Edmund Burke (1790). “Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. In a Letter Intended to Have Been Sent to a Gentleman in Paris”, p.49

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• I believe in goodness, mercy and charity. I believe in casting bread upon the waters.

  Leonard Nimoy

  Inspirational, Believe, Water

  Twitter post from Apr 30, 2010

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• So what? A lobbyist cheated Indian tribes out of $25 million then laundered their money through phony Christian charities trying to stop other Indian tribes from getting casinos [on screen: 'Thou Shalt Not Compete'] and bribe congressmen in the process. Know what I call that? I call that business as usual in Washington. [on screen: 'Screwing Indians']

  Stephen Colbert

  Christian, Trying, Casinos

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• Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.

  David Boreanaz

  Children, Growing Up, Dad

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• Having played an angel for so long, you can imagine that I've been asked to endorse any number of causes over the years. Obviously I have to limit my participation with any charity, so I decided to really concentrate on my love of children.

  Roma Downey

  Children, Angel, Years

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• I was very competitive with my brothers when I was younger. Now we are all in completely different worlds. Im not in direct competition with my brothers for anything, ever. Stephen and I and Billy and I are better at staying in touch with each other. Danny is married, he has a new baby and he is very peripatetic, he goes to golfing tournaments and charity things. He really travels a lot.

  Alec Baldwin

  Baby, Brother, Competition

  "Alec Baldwin: The Accidental Actor". MOVIELINE interview, movieline.com. May 1, 1994.

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• Charity is taking an ugly girl to lunch.

  Warren Beatty

  Girl, Lunch, Ugly

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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?

  Dolly Parton

  Believe, Lines, Cosmetics

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• Lincoln said, 'With malice toward none, with charity to all.' Nowadays they say, 'Think the way I do or I'll bomb the daylights outta you.'

  Lionel Barrymore

  Thinking, Bombs, Daylight

  "Fictional character: Martin Vanderhof". "You Can't Take It with You", www.imdb.com. 1938.

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• I didn't know the answers, but I could feel that the things that gave life meaning came from a place within and from the nurturing of values like tolerance, charity, and community.

  Dick Van Dyke

  Community, Tolerance, Meaning Of Life

  Dick Van Dyke (2016). “My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business - Dick Van Dyke”, p.138, John Blake Publishing Ltd

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• I'm doing a very funny show in which we talk about issues. I speak at Aids charities and things. It's great to do something fun with our days and yet we're told we're doing something important.

  Eric McCormack

  Fun, Issues, Important

  "Whatever you Will" by Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. June 9, 2003.

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• Charity should always be a constant.

  Eva LaRue

  Should, Constant

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It’s the Muslims who are dragging the rest of the world with them, in their genocidal dreams of annihilating goodness, creativity, production, inventiveness, benevolence, charity, medicine, technology, and all of the gifts of the Jews. Our goodness makes them ill.

  Pamela Geller

  Dream, Creativity, Technology

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• I think I was the beneficiary of a little bit of charity.

  Geoff Ogilvy

  Thinking, Littles, Beneficiaries

  "Phil Mickelson's Collapse Gives Australian Geoff Ogilvy U.S. Open Win", www.foxnews.com. June 19, 2006.

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• The gifts of the Holy Spirit are testimony, faith, knowledge, wisdom, revelations, miracles, healing, and charity, to name but a few.

  D. Todd Christofferson

  Healing, Names, Miracle

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