Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992
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I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
—Maya Angelou, 1993Unfortunately, humanitarianism has been the mark of an inhuman time.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1932Do not ask me to be kind; just ask me to act as though I were.
—Jules Renard, 1898A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
—Ralph Nader, 2000It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80