The deed is everything, the glory naught.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1832
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Too many people have decided to do without generosity in order to practice charity.
—Albert Camus, 1956Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
—Alexander Pope, 1738They say that gifts persuade even the gods.
—Euripides, 431 BCThe gratitude is greater than the gift.
—Pierre Corneille, 1641I love everyone now that I have gray hair.
—Polatkin, c. 1855