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    The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the
    desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity
    there is no excess, neither can angel or man come in danger by
    it.

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If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Charity Quotes,
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Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.

Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Charity Quotes,
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

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Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.

Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Charity Quotes,
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The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest.

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others, lives unblest.

by Henry Home Found in: Charity Quotes,
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And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity. [Corinthians].

And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity. [Corinthians].

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Meek and lowly, pure and holy,
Chief among the "blessed three."

Meek and lowly, pure and holy,
Chief among the "blessed three."

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And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all
mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have read more

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all
mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so
that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am
nothing.

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All crush'd and stone-cast in behaviour,
She stood as a marble would stand,
Then the Saviour bent read more

All crush'd and stone-cast in behaviour,
She stood as a marble would stand,
Then the Saviour bent down, and the Saviour
In silence wrote on in the sand.

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