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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
Charity sees the need, not the cause.
Charity sees the need, not the cause.
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the
desire of knowledge in excess caused man read more
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.
They take the paper and they read the headlines, So they've heard of unemployment and they've heard of breadlines, And read more
They take the paper and they read the headlines, So they've heard of unemployment and they've heard of breadlines, And they philanthropically cure them all By getting up a costume charity ball.
In Faith and Hope the world will disagree,
But all mankind's concern is charity.
In Faith and Hope the world will disagree,
But all mankind's concern is charity.
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in read more
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
In silence, . . .
Steals on soft-handed Charity,
Tempering her gifts, that seem so free,
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In silence, . . .
Steals on soft-handed Charity,
Tempering her gifts, that seem so free,
By time and place,
Till not a woe the bleak world see,
But finds her grace.
What we frankly give, forever is our own.
What we frankly give, forever is our own.