Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992
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Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all.
—Eva Perón, 1949Without virtue, both riches and honor, to me, seem like the passing cloud.
—Confucius, c. 350 BCCharity is murder and you know it.
—Dorothy Parker, 1956A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
—Ralph Nader, 2000I love everyone now that I have gray hair.
—Polatkin, c. 1855