“Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate, but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity.” – Mary Shelley Frankenstein, Chapter 15. De Lacey to the monster. As the old man is blind he cannot see the hideous monster, therefore doesn’t judge him based on appearance.
The welfare state creates its own victim/client constituency. By making individuals free and independent, we reduce the need for ‘charity’ to those truly needy citizens what we can certainly afford to help through real charity. – Grover Norquist
A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool. – Henry Fielding
Taxation is not charity. It is not voluntary. As we shrink the state and make government smaller, we will find that more and more people are able to take care of themselves. – Grover Norquist
Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine. – Hosea Ballou
I rode in a nine-day charity ride recently, averaged 43km a day and still finished in the lead group. I’m 38, not quite finished yet. – Greg LeMond
I have three wood-fired ovens… I have one at my house, one at my ranch, one on the trailer that I use for charity events. – Guy Fieri
Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty. – Henry Ford
Tim Tebow is one of my biggest inspirations. I actually want to be able to do some of the things that he does in terms of the amount of charity work and the non-profit work, and the way he impacts people off the field. I think that is what is most inspiring to me about him. – Jeremy Lin
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it. – John D. Rockefeller
Most agree, whatever their party political position, that the West can and should open its agricultural markets more fully to the products of the poorer countries of the globe. They are agricultural societies that need our markets more than our charity. – John Redwood
I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don’t solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence. – Jacqueline Novogratz
Because men believe not in Providence, therefore they do so greedily scrape and hoard. They do not believe in any reward for charity, therefore they will part with nothing. – Isaac Barrow
A survey carried out across the U.S. between 2004 and 2006 showed that frequent church- or synagogue-goers are more likely to give money to charity. – Jonathan Sacks
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. – Jack London
I don’t think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive. – Julian Baggini
I always like a charity with people who don’t speak English because I get them to do all kinds of things around my house. – Joan Rivers
Charity must become a fundamental state of mind and heart that guides us in all we do. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Actually I do support a charity, DefendersofWildLife.org. They help protect endangered species. – Alex Meraz
Being charitable provides a boost to your psyche that is tough to replicate in any other way. But note that although any charity will happily take your money, you can give in other ways and still reap the same happiness reward. Volunteering and donating your old or unused belongings have the same result. – Jean Chatzky
Twitter is just like posting old-fashioned press releases, and it can be very effective in promoting your business interests and charity work. – Cindy Crawford
It’s appalling how much money raised at some charity events gets wasted on paying personnel and admin staff. – Jasmine Guinness
My kids aren’t celebrities. They never made that bargain. We were offered a lot of money to sell pictures of our kids when they were born. You’ll notice there aren’t any. I make no judgment about people who decide differently; a lot of them give the money to charity. For me, it was a matter of principle. – Ben Affleck