Inspirational Quotes on Charity

“Forget yourself and live for others, for It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

“A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.”

“The place of charity, like that of God, is everywhere.”

“Since much wealth too often proves a snare and an incumbrance in the Christian's race, let him lighten the weight by 'dispersing abroad and giving to the poor'; whereby he will both soften the pilgrimage of his fellow travelers, and speed his own way the faster.”

“There will come a time when three words, uttered with charity and meekness, shall receive a far more blessed reward than three thousand volumes written with disdainful sharpness of wit.”

“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.”

“Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”

“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”

“If our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot because our charitable expenditure excludes them.”

“Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead. The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth.”

“Feel for others - in your pocket.”

“We cannot all go to the foreign field. We must express our interest in those who have not had our opportunities by our gifts. Much of the service we render in our own land must be rendered in the same way. But when that is said, the fact still remains that there is nothing that will take the place of our hand-to-hand dealing with those who need us. We cannot perform all our charities by proxy. We must come in personal contact with those whom we would help.”

“As a fresh start, the church should give away all her endowments to the poor and needy.”

“The clothes we wear are what people see. Only God can look on the heart. The outward signs are important. They reveal something of what is inside. If charity is there, it will become visible outwardly, but if you have no charitable feelings, you can still obey the command. Put it on as simply and consciously as you put on a coat. You choose it; you pick it up; you put it on. This is what you want to wear.”

“Let each of us learn to abide in Christ with the heart open to Him on the one hand, and open to men, women and children on the other.”

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”

“There is no such merchant as the charitable man; he gives trifles which he could not keep, to receive treasure which he cannot lose.”

“He that gives all, though but little gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but to the quality of the givers.”

“Let the lips of the poor be the trumpet of thy gift, lest in seeking applause, thou lose thy reward.”

“Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand, and a closed mouth.”