The deed is everything, the glory naught.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1832
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The friend of all humanity is no friend to me.
—Molière, 1666It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80Charity is murder and you know it.
—Dorothy Parker, 1956Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
—Alexander Pope, 1738