Do not ask me to be kind; just ask me to act as though I were.
—Jules Renard, 1898Quotes
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
—Mark Twain, 1894A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
—Ralph Nader, 2000Too many people have decided to do without generosity in order to practice charity.
—Albert Camus, 1956I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
—Maya Angelou, 1993It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80The friend of all humanity is no friend to me.
—Molière, 1666If you would help another man, you must do so in minute particulars.
—William Blake, 1804I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received.
—Antonio Porchia, 1943Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
—Alexander Pope, 1738The gratitude is greater than the gift.
—Pierre Corneille, 1641Charity is murder and you know it.
—Dorothy Parker, 1956