And thou I bestow all my good to feed the poor, and though I give
my body to be read more

And thou I bestow all my good to feed the poor, and though I give
my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me
nothing.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, read more

Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

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.

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.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

Let them learn first to show pity at home.

Let them learn first to show pity at home.

No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of
Christian charity.

No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of
Christian charity.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.