"Charity must be given in secret." ~~ Talmud: Sabbath
"Great is charity because it brings Redemption nearer! " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"He who refuses a suppliant the aid which he has the power to give, is accountable to justice." ~~ Josephus
"Even a poor man living on charity should give charity. " ~~ Talmud, Gittin
"Water will quench a flame and almsgiving atones for sins. " ~~ Ben Sira 3:30
"Who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who rejoices at their calamity will not go unpunished. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 17:5
"Who accepts alms he needs not will end by truly needing alms before he leaves this world." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot
"No man was ever beggared by giving charity." ~~ R. Yoel
"Be not slow to visit the sick!" ~~ Ben Sira 7:35
"A truly generous man is he that always gives, whether it be much or little, before he is asked." ~~ Orchot Tsadikim
"The one who causes a good deed to be performed is as meritorious as the one who performs it." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"Who gives charity makes a thankoffering. " ~~ Ben Sira 35:2