"The charitable say in effect, 'I seem..." - Quote by Maya Angelou
The charitable say in effect, 'I seem to have more than I need and you seem to have less than you need. I would like to share my excess with you.' Fine, if my excess is tangible, money or goods, and fine if not, for I learned that to be charitable with gestures and words can bring enormous joy and repair injured feelings.
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More on Charity
“Two works of mercy set a person free: Forgive and you will be forgiven, and give and you will receive.”
“O, if the deeds of human creatures could be traced to their source, how beautiful would even death appear; for how much charity, mercy, and purified affection would be seen to have their growth in dusty graves!”
“Charity, like the sun, brightens every object on which it shines.”