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"Charity is the lovely marriage of gratitude and generosity; it is an attitude more than an act, an opening of the heart more than an opening of the wallet."
-- Joe Tye

"The world today speaks a great deal about love, and it is sought for by many. But the pure love of Christ differs greatly from what the world thinks of love. Charity never seeks selfish gratification. The pure love of Christ seeks only the eternal growth and joy of others."
-- Ezra Taft Benson

I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward somone who needs help. There is no mistaking love. You feel it in your heart. It is the common fiber of life, the flame that heals our soul, energizes our spirit and supplies passion to our lives. It is our connection to God and to each other. --Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

"We must not only give what we have; we must also give what we are."
-- Desire-Joseph Mercier (1851-1926) Belgian cardinal and educator

"The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others." -- Homer

"If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble."
-- Bob Hope

"It is part of the gift of charity to be able to recognize the Lord's hand and feel His love in all that surrounds us."
-- Gene R. Cook, "Charity: Perfect and Everlasting Love," Ensign, May 2002, p. 83

"Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don't judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is accepting someone's differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended when someone doesn't handle something the way we might have hoped. Charity is refusing to take advantage of another's weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is expecting the best of each other."
-- Marvin J. Ashton, "The Tongue Can Be a Sharp Sword," Ensign, May 1992, p.19

"The poor do not need charity; they need inspiration. Charity only sends them a loaf of bread to keep them alive in their wretchedness, or gives them an entertainment to make them forget for an hour or two. But inspiration can cause them to rise out of their misery. If you want to help the poor, demonstrate to them that they can become rich. Prove it by getting rich yourself."
Wallace D. Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich

"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness;
to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart;
to your child, a good example; to a father, deference;
to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you;
to yourself, respect; to all men, charity."

-- Francis Maitland Balfour (1851-1882), British biologist