Charity Quotes (2885 Quotes)

And following her beloved Lord,
In decent poverty,
She makes her life one sweet record
And deed of charity.

And your Lord has commanded that you shall not serve (any) but Him, and goodness to your parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them (so much as) Ugh nor chide them, and speak to them a generous word.

We did a great job defending the ball today. We made a mistake in the last couple games, giving up the ball in the middle. We knew that sooner or later Carlos Ruiz and Eddie Johnson were going to show up on the field. We knew that we had to make adjustments. Except for the late goal, we put pressure on the ball and did a great job. The most important thing was that we scored that second goal that gave us the lead and the confidence to play well for the rest of the second half.

He told people, 'I'd like to make a story out of that image because it has been in my head all of my life,' ... Aslan simply leapt into the story and dragged all the rest of the Narnian Chronicles along with him. ... I believe that all of this was a gift from God, of course.

Our response to this natural disaster has been swift and generous, ... We have cared for more than 2,400 evacuees in Maryland and sent sorely needed staff and supplies to Gulf Coast states. I am grateful that the Bush Administration will help shoulder the costs associated with our efforts.

What is second sight A gift A training Or is it simply that suddenly within the brain a thousand impressions, ideas, sights, sounds, and smells coincide to provide an impression of what is to be The mind gathers its grain in all fields, storing i

The community responded with great generosity.

Growing up Catholic has been a gift.

How it is possible to imagine that a religion breathing the spirit of mercy and benevolence, teaching the forgiveness of injuries, the exercise of charity, and the return of good for evil, can be so perverted as to breathe the spirit of slaughter and persecution, of discord and vengeance, for differences of opinion, is a most unaccountable and extraordinary phenomenon. Still more extraordinary, that it should be the doctrine, not of base and wicked men merely seeking to cover up their own misdeeds, but of good men, seeking the way of salvation with uprightness of heart and purpose. It affords a melancholy proof of the infirmity of human judgment, and teaches a lesson of humility from which spiritual pride may learn meekness, and spiritual zeal a moderating wisdom.

I am as comfortless as a pilgrim with peas in his shoes -- and as cold as Charity, Chastity or any other Virtue.

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.

Nonviolence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and ill fame all these diverse qualities in human beings arise from Me alone.

When pious frauds and holy shifts Are dispensations and gifts.

Americans also don't need to be taught how to give. We don't need to be taught how to take care of each other or how to be charitable.

So I like to make music, and I like to share music. This is also a gift.

I love my voice and if I lost it I would be devastated, but I just don't want to live my life like that. I am thinking of giving up smoking for general health reasons, and it was really embarrassing last weekend when I had overdone it and couldn't sing at all, which meant that I had to mime at a big outdoor festival. I felt really bad about that.

Giving birth to a new medspa takes a tremendous amount of labor pain, knowledge and expertise. Just because someone may know how operate a successful business doesn't mean they can make money in the medspa business. That is why we do so well in providing assistance through the initial phases of the medspa birth process. Due to our expertise, clients pay us an ongoing monthly support fee to assist them on multiple fronts. In other words, getting you there is one thing and keep you running smoothly once you're there is another. This ongoing support fee represents a monthly recurring revenue stream for the company,

Giving a speaking opportunity to anyone from the ex-gay movement is wrong. It needs to be repudiated at every step, not given a pulpit.

When I reflect that one man, armed only with his own physical and moral resources, was able to cause this land of Canaan to spring from the wasteland, I am convinced that in spite of everything, humanity is admirable. But when I compute the unfailing greatness of spirit and the tenacity of benevolence that it must have taken to achieve this result, I am taken with an immense respect for that old and unlearned peasant who was able to complete a work worthy of God. A heartwarming story about the impact of one man, Elzeard Bonfire, who planted trees from 1900-1946, in the area where the Alps thrust down into Province, France.

'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts we get, And keep the ones we give away, How happy were our Christmas day.

Be charitable in your thoughts, in your speech and in your actions. Be charitable in your judgments, in your attitudes and in your prayers. Think charitably of your friends, your neighbors, your relatives and even your enemies. And if there be those whom you can help in a material way, do so in a quiet, friendly, neighborly way, as if it were the most common and everyday experience for you. Tongues of men and angels, gifts of prophecy and all mysteries and all knowledge are as nothing without charity.

While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness.

All service should be regarded as an offering to God, and every opportunity to serve should be welcomed as a gift from God. When service is done in this spirit, it will lead to self- realization.

the time has come for me to address certain personal estate, charitable and other financial matters.

I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, 'Mother, what was war'

My mom has this great skiing event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, every year for a local charity.

Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

Mischief just seems to follow wherever Dennis appears, but it is the product of good intentions, misdirected helpfulness, good-hearted generosity, and, possibly, an overactive thyroid, ... The Merchant of Dennis The Menace.

The governor's proposal is a generous proposal in context of these times we're in. It's close to what we proposed.

Both. I mean, giving up five runs, it's not necessarily the end of the world. You feel like, as a team, as an offense, you're not pulling your weight. It's a little frustrating.

This unprecedented gift is a milestone for NLGJA as the largest single gift from a media company to the organization. CNN has ensured that the Aarons Award will be fully funded and has provided a solid base to our endowment to allow us to grow our awards program to help even more deserving journalism students.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

'I got this today,' they say 'tomorrow I shall get that. This wealth is mine, and that will be mine too. I have destroyed my enemies. I shall destroy others too Am I not like God I enjoy what I want. I am successful. I am powerful. I am happy. I am rich and well-born. Who is equal to me I will perform sacrifices and give gifts, and rejoice in my own generosity.' This is how they go on, deluded by ignorance. Bound by their greed and entangled in a web of delusion, whirled about by a fragmented mind, they fall into a dark hell. Self-important, obstinate, swept away by the pride of wealth, they ostentatiously perform sacrifices without any regard for their purpose. Egotistical, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious of everyone, they abuse my presence within their own bodies and in the bodies of others.

It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.

With government funding being cut back, charities are being hard-pressed to turn away money that's legal. We don't get into why people give money.

Worse than that, if you are not changing the relationship the customer has, you are actually reinforcing the old system, giving them more leads through a new channel.

More and more people are doing their giving with a few clicks of a mouse rather than writing and mailing checks because it's faster, easier and more cost effective for the charities they support. That's especially true in December, when people make most of their donations. This December, we're seeing the online giving trend on a remarkable scale with double last year's contributions, despite the fact that people already gave so much online for disaster relief this year. We applaud Yahoo for helping to encourage this outpouring of online giving and ensuring more resources get to many charities that need our help more than ever.

Silent Night, Holy Night Silent Night, Holy Night All is calm, all is bright, 'Round yon virgin mother and child Holy Infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent Night, Holy Night Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar, Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia Christ, the Saviour is born. Silent Night, Holy Night Son of God, love's pure light, Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. Silent Night, Holy Night Guiding Star, lend thy light, See the eastern wise men bring, Gifts and homage to our King, Jesus, the Saviour is born.

Be just before you are generous.

The idea of the Senate sticking an emergency bill full of pork and sending it to the president to veto is a gift from the gods. Prior to this, the problem was ignored. It needs to be dealt with, and there needs to be a public wrestling.

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

DUCHESS OF YORK God bless thee, and put meekness in thy mind, Love, charity, obedience, and true duty GLOUCESTER Aside Amen and make me die a good old man That is the butt-end of a mothers blessing I marvel why her grace did leave it out.

Over and over I'm on the point of giving it up.

Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing.

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.

We'll give special rates, and we're thinking about starting a gift certificate program and accommodating parties.

Our religious institutions have far too often become handmaidens of the status quo, while the genuine religious experience is anything but that. True religion is by nature disruptive of what has been, giving birth to the eternally new.

You folks have helped to liberate 25 million human beings, ... You've also performed any number of acts of kindness, generosity and compassion to the Iraqi people that you've worked with.

I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards, but that's not the case. Sure, my parents were generous; I got a nice car at 16, but at 18 I was cut off. I've worked really hard. I opened the store myself.

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