Charity

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Beneficence is a duty. He who frequently practices it, and sees his benevolent intentions realized, at length comes really to love him to whom he has done good
It is wicked to withdraw from being useful to the needy, and cowardly to give way to the worthless
A large part of altruism, even when it is perfectly honest, is grounded upon the fact that it is uncomfortable to have unhappy people about one
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable
Be charitable and indulgent to every one but yourself
As the purse is emptied the heart is filled
Charity begins at home, but should not end there
Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity
Our energies are often stimulated by the necessity of supporting a being weaker than ourselves
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
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