Quote

Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

Strangely, charity sometimes gets dismissed, as if it is ineffective, inappropriate or even somehow demeaning to the recipient. 'This isn't charity,' some donors take pains to claim, 'This is an investment.' Let us recognize charity for what it is at heart: a noble enterprise aimed at bettering the human condition.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing.

True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

Most philanthropists would still rather donate to elite schools, concert halls or religious groups than help the poor or sick.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

Charity can be the outward expression of faith and hope.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.