Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

Quote by German Proverb

Topics: Charity Quotes

Politeness is what warmth is to wax

Politeness is what warmth is to wax

Don't throw away your old shoes before you have new shoes.

Don't throw away your old shoes before you have new shoes.

What is sport to the cat is death to the mouse

What is sport to the cat is death to the mouse

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Charity sees the need, not the cause

He who borrows sells his freedom.

He who borrows sells his freedom.

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

He who wants to warm himself in old age must build a fireplace in his...

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit

Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double

Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an...

Necessity teaches all things

Necessity teaches all things

Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow

Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow

The devil is in the details

The devil is in the details

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs

The only real equality is in the cemetery

The only real equality is in the cemetery

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well

Fortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well

He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief

He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief

There is honor among thieves.

There is honor among thieves.

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

Set a thief to catch a thief

Set a thief to catch a thief