Quotes About Charitable Deeds

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

— Lewis Carroll

I never add up. I only subtract from the total dying... . . . It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.

— Mother Teresa

What we do is less than a drop in the ocean. But if it were missing, the ocean would lack something.

— Mother Teresa

True giving happens when we give from our heart.

— Muhammad Ali

So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

— Matthew 6:2

When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

— Matthew 25:38

This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

— Acts 11:30

Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.

— 2 Corinthians 9:1

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

— 1 Timothy 6:18

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

— James 2:15

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

— 1 John 3:17

We can organize the church for acts of goodness such as caring for the poor and helping those in need. We know that this type of organized religion actually pleases Jesus.

— Dan Kimball