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Our charity begins at home,
And mostly ends where it begins.
Our charity begins at home,
And mostly ends where it begins.
If you give money, spend yourself with it.
If you give money, spend yourself with it.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
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.
Lady, you know no rules of charity,
Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.
Lady, you know no rules of charity,
Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.
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.
Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to read more
Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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.
Soft peace she brings, wherever she arrives:
She builds our quiet, as she forms our lives:
Lays read more
Soft peace she brings, wherever she arrives:
She builds our quiet, as she forms our lives:
Lays the rough paths of peevish Nature even,
And opens in each heart a little Heaven.
