Do not ask me to be kind; just ask me to act as though I were.

They say that gifts persuade even the gods. 

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.

Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.

Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Charity is murder and you know it.

Unfortunately, humanitarianism has been the mark of an inhuman time.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

If you would help another man, you must do so in minute particulars.

I love everyone now that I have gray hair.