What is charity?

Famous quotes containing the word charity:

    “When a sparrow sips in the river, the water doesn’t recede. Giving charity does not deplete wealth. Saint Kabir says so.”
    —Punjabi proverb, trans. by Gurinder Singh Mann.

    “Opening the door of charity can create problems.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “These days are dangerous;
    Virtue is choked with foul ambition,
    And charity chased hence by rancor’s hand.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)