"Applicants for clothes are investigated, not applicants for food. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Almsgiving delivers from death. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 10:2
"He who refuses a suppliant the aid which he has the power to give, is accountable to justice." ~~ Josephus
"A gift given in secret averts wrath." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 21:14
"When there is no truth, there is no kindness." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Charity knows neither race nor creed." ~~ Talmud, Gittin
"Benevolence is kindlier than charity." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Peah
"A man remembers better the good deeds and favors he did others than those that others did him." ~~ Obsy
"Who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 19:17
"If your brother becomes poor, you shall maintain him." ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) 25:35
"Who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who rejoices at their calamity will not go unpunished. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 17:5
"A truly generous man is he that always gives, whether it be much or little, before he is asked." ~~ Orchot Tsadikim
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