George Eliot Quotes About Charity
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... we all know the wag's definition of a philanthropist: a man whose charity increases directly as the square of the distance.
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The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character.
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I don't feel sure about doing good in any way now; everything seems like going on a mission to a people whose language I don't know.
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What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
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If I have read religious history aright, faith, hope, and charity have not always been found in a direct ratio with a sensibility to the three concords; and it is possible, thank heaven! to have very erroneous theories and very sublime feelings.
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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!
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