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All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty: for beauty is simply read more
All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty: for beauty is simply Reality seen with the eyes of love.
No farther seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode
(There they read more
No farther seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode
(There they alike in trembling hope repose),
The bosom of his Father and his God.
When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first
to shew piety at home, and to read more
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first
to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is
good and acceptable before God.
The living need charity more than the dead.
The living need charity more than the dead.
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
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.
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
