Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
—Alexander Pope, 1738
Archive
Quotes
Unfortunately, humanitarianism has been the mark of an inhuman time.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1932A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
—Ralph Nader, 2000The friend of all humanity is no friend to me.
—Molière, 1666Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received.
—Antonio Porchia, 1943