The gratitude is greater than the gift.
—Pierre Corneille, 1641
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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
—Alexander Pope, 1738Unfortunately, humanitarianism has been the mark of an inhuman time.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1932I love everyone now that I have gray hair.
—Polatkin, c. 1855Too many people have decided to do without generosity in order to practice charity.
—Albert Camus, 1956Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992