The gratitude is greater than the gift.

Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all.

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

They say that gifts persuade even the gods. 

It is more blessed to give than to receive.