Quotes
Quotes about Charity
A beggar through the world am I, From place to place I wander by. Fill up my pilgrim's scrip for me, For Christ's sweet sake and charity.
In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill-will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow-men, not knowing what they do.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
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.
Charity and treating begin at home.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
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.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaulteth not itself, is not puffed up.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves. for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
The voice of the world ["Charity begins at home"].
No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian charity.
True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.
In silence, . . . Steals on soft-handed Charity, Tempering her gifts, that seem so free, By time and place, Till not a woe the bleak world see, But finds her grace.
He is truly great who hath a great charity.
In things essential, unity; in doubtful, liberty; in all things, charity. [Lat., In necessasariis, unitas; In dubiis, libertas; in omnibus, caritas.]
Charity well directed should begin at home. [Fr., Charite bien ordonne commence pay soy mem.]
In Faith and Hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity.
Charity looks at the need and not at the cause.
It is religion to be thus forsworn, For charity itself fulfills the law And who can never love from charity?
Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.
I believe there is no sentiment he has such faith in as that charity begins at home" And his, I presume., is of that domestic sort which never stirs abroad at all.
Our charity begins at home, And mostly ends where it begins.
Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.
