If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? read more

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?

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.

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.

When your courtyard twists, do not pour the water abroad.

When your courtyard twists, do not pour the water abroad.

Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.

Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.

Let them learn first to show pity at home.

Let them learn first to show pity at home.

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.

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.

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]