I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received.
—Antonio Porchia, 1943
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Charity is murder and you know it.
—Dorothy Parker, 1956It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80If 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.
—Mark Twain, 1894A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
—Ralph Nader, 2000Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
—Alexander Pope, 1738