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.

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.

Christmas gift suggestions:To your enemy, forgiveness.To an opponent, tolerance.To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. read more

Christmas gift suggestions:To your enemy, forgiveness.To an opponent, tolerance.To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was read more

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.

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.

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.

He is truly great who hath a great charity.

He is truly great who hath a great charity.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just read more

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

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

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