We may not substitute charity for godliness; but there is room for the Divine love in the heart which has been touched by the human.

Quote by William Morley Punshon

Topics: Charity Quotes, God Quotes

There is no inevitable connection between Christianity and cynicism. Truth is not a salad, is...

There is no inevitable connection between Christianity and cynicism. Truth is not a salad, is...

Don't aim at any impossible heroisms. Strive rather to be quiet in your own sphere....

Don't aim at any impossible heroisms. Strive rather to be quiet in your own sphere....

Let a man be firmly principled in his religion, he may travel from the tropics...

Let a man be firmly principled in his religion, he may travel from the tropics...

Labor is the true alchemist that beats out in patient transmutation the baser metals into...

Labor is the true alchemist that beats out in patient transmutation the baser metals into...

Speak the truth, by all means! Speak it so that no man can mistake the...

Speak the truth, by all means! Speak it so that no man can mistake the...

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

Charity gives itself rich; covetousness hoards itself poor

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity. .

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity. .

It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not charity, I...

Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not charity, I...

True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense

True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense

A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human...

A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human...

Acts of loving-kindness now supersede sacrifices as the preferred way of attaining God's forgiveness.

Acts of loving-kindness now supersede sacrifices as the preferred way of attaining God's forgiveness.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is...

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is...

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness

I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live...

I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live...

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Charity begins at home, but should not end there

Charity begins at home, but should not end there

Charity isn't a good substitute for justice

Charity isn't a good substitute for justice

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of...

All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...