Without virtue, both riches and honor, to me, seem like the passing cloud.
—Confucius, c. 350 BC
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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, 1932Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all.
—Eva Perón, 1949If you would help another man, you must do so in minute particulars.
—William Blake, 1804The friend of all humanity is no friend to me.
—Molière, 1666