The deed is everything, the glory naught.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1832
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Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all.
—Eva Perón, 1949Unfortunately, humanitarianism has been the mark of an inhuman time.
—G.K. Chesterton, 1932Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
—Alexander Pope, 1738A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
—Ralph Nader, 2000It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80