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.

Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

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.

Too many people have decided to do without generosity in order to practice charity.