Benjamin Franklin Quotes About Charity
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A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
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To expect people to be good, to be just, to be temperate, etc., without showing them how they should become so, seems like the ineffectual charity mentioned by the apostle, which consisted in saying to the hungry, the cold and the naked, be ye fed, be ye warmed, be ye clothed, without showing them how they should get food, fire or clothing.
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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 others, charity.
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Hope and faith may be more firmly built upon charity, than charity upon faith and hope.
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I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'
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He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.
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Benjamin Franklin
- Born: January 17, 1706
- Died: April 17, 1790
- Occupation: Founding Father of the United States