7 Alms Quotes for You to Enjoy

Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve. Francis of Assisi

Charity World Reward Will Men Lose Carry Recompense Give Alms Lord Material Material Things Leave Behind Them Deserve Things Receive

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt. Ben Hecht

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Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits. Buddha

Good Charity Soil Tyrannical Those Bad Worthy Seed Bestowed Given Abundance Alms Merits Like Were Passions Yields Yoke Sown Fruits Choke Who Growth Receiver

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. Khalil Gibran