"Never call a halt to your visiting of the sick!" ~~ Talmud, Nedarim
"The man who cannot survive bad times will not see good times." ~~ Hasidic Proverb
"Great is charity because it brings Redemption nearer! " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Whoever performs one good action gains an advocate, whoever commits a sin procures an accuser." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 4:15
"Beware of discourtesy to the poor: The Lord stands near them." ~~ The Slonimer Rabbi
"If the rich could be redeemed from death by charity, every pauper would be a millionaire." ~~ Wallach
"Do not bar your door to borrowers!" ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Consider every day your last and you will always be ready—with good deeds and repentance." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 153a
"By benevolence man rises to a height where he meets God. Therefore do a good deed before you begin your prayers." ~~ Ahai Gaon, Sheiltot
"To arbitrate is to temper justice with charity." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"If a poor man asks for alms, and you have nothing to give, console him with words; for it is forbidden to chastise a poor man or raise your voice against him, since his heart is broken." ~~ Maimonides
"Who declines to endow a scholar with his worldly goods will see no blessing." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
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