Quotes about charity
103 quotes from 72 people
Rings and jewels are not gifts but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of yourself.
Euripides481–407 BCMedea (431 BC), l. 964 (Cassell’s, 1907)The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma Gandhi1869–1948To Every Briton (1940)
Edward Gibbon1737–1794The History of the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1776–1788), Chap. 49.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg1933–2020About her legacy. As quoted in: Jay Croft (September 20, 2020): 10 quotes that help define the ‘Notorious RBG’ legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Augustine of Hippo354–430Patrologia Latina, vol. 37, p. 1922So give to the poor; I’m begging you, I’m warning you, I’m commanding you, I’m ordering you.
Augustine of Hippo354–430Sermons, 61:13
Jesus7 BC–AD 30Acts 20:35bInasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
