The mission sat in a converted store front on the corner of a medium-busy street. There was a small crowd gathered in front - no real surprise, since they gave out food and clothing, all all you had to do was spend a few moments of your life listening to the good reverend explain why you were going to Hell. It seemed like a pretty good bargain, even to me, but I wasn't hungry. Jeff Lindsay
It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
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Mother Teresa
Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead.
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Mother Teresa
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.
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Horace Mann
Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.
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Marcus Aurelius
Who really owns the Earth?Corporations? Governments?Charity Organizations?Or...Should it be the people? You decide!
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Anthony T. Hincks
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