One day when we came to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs. The worker watched the spectacle with great interest.. Years later, I witnessed a similar spectacle in Aden. Out ship's passengers amused themselves by throwing coins to the "natives, " who dove to retrieve them. An elegant Parisian lady took great pleasure in this game. When I noticed two children desperately fighting in the water, one trying to strangle the other, I implored the lady, 'Please don't throw any more coins! ' 'Why not?' said she. 'I like to give charity.. Elie Wiesel
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  1. It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. - Mother Teresa
  2. 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. - Mother Teresa
  3. Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. - Horace Mann
  4. 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. - Marcus Aurelius
  5. Who really owns the Earth?Corporations? Governments?Charity Organizations?Or...Should it be the people? You decide! - Anthony T. Hincks
More Quotes By Elie Wiesel
  1. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
  2. Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
  3. If the only prayer you say throughout your life is "Thank You, " then that will be enough.
  4. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe.
  5. There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
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