You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money to those who work, as the recompense of their labour, than when you give money merely in charity.

If you see a man approaching with the obvious intent of doing you good, run for your life.

No people do so much harm as those who go about doing good.

The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings. Ultimately this attitude leads to bombing people into the acceptance of gifts.

The poor man's charity is to wish the rich man well.

In charity there is no excess.

In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth ...

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.