“The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.”

“Little deeds that proceed from charity please God and have their place among meritorious acts.”

“He wondered why the pelican was the symbol of charity, except it was that it wanted a good deal of charity to admire a pelican.”

“Charity does not mean doing good to him who does good to you, for this is to return good for good. Charity means that you should do good to him who does you harm”

“When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the solution for it. Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility. But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go ahead with our own lives without worrying about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences.”

“Charity can be a good thing. But the only cause I’ll support is because. Don’t ask me why.”