"Alms for the needy cannot be deemed a dole." ~~ Theodor Herzl
"The reward of a mitzva? Another mitzva!" ~~ Sayings of the Fathers
"Charity lengthens one’s days and years." ~~ Tana Deve Eliyahu Zuta
"Great is charity, for it brings near the redemption. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"If an orphan boy and an orphan girl need support, or apply for a marriage grant, the girl is cared for first. The boy may beg, but not the girl. " ~~ Tosefta: Ketubot
"Who lends money to the needy free of interest is better than the giver of alms." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"A rich man may fall seven times and rise again, but the poor falls once only—and forever." ~~ Mishle Israel
"Consider every day your last and you will always be ready—with good deeds and repentance." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 153a
"What you save from frivolity, add to your charity." ~~ Elijah b. Raphael
"Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole." ~~ Spinoza
"Don’t use the chutzpa of a beggar as an excuse for not helping him." ~~ Rabbi Shmelke of Nickelsburg
"Who gives charity in secret is greater than Moses. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
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