Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes

Charity itself fulfills the law. And who can sever love from charity?

Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church....as long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. If they have a little extra and it is easy and safe to give, they do so. After all, God loves a cheerful giver, right?

The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.

He that rightly understands the reasonableness and Excellency of charity will know that it can never be excusable to waste any of our money in pride and folly.

Charity is indeed, a great thing, and a gift of God, and when it is rightly ordered likens us unto God himself, as far as that is possible; for it is charity which makes the man.

My views on charity are very simple. I do not consider it a major virtue and, above all, I do not consider it a moral duty. There is nothing wrong in helping other people, if and when they are worthy of the help and you can afford to help them. I regard charity as a marginal issue. What I am fighting is the idea that charity is a moral duty and a primary virtue.

I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me.

Give generously. How much is generous? There's no one-size-fits-all answer. If you've never tithed, start there - then begin to stretch your generosity.

The most genuine and efficacious charity is that which greases the paws of the priests; such charity covers a multitude of sins.

It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness.

Charity is from person to person; and it loses half, far more than half, its moral value when the giver is not brought into personal relation with those to whom he gives.

The world calls for, and expects from us, simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obedience and humility, detachment, and self-sacrifice. Without this mark of holiness, our word will have difficulty in touching the heart of modern man.

There are people who are known to be very liberal, yet they never give without scolding or pride or even insolence.

Each of us has more opportunities to do good and to be good than we ever use.

While you live, while it is in your power, be good.

Do not miss the opportunity of offering even a single drop into the ocean of merit or a grain atop the mountain of the roots of beneficial activity.

Every time you think of doing some charity, you think there is some beggar to take your charity. If you say, "O Lord, let the world be full of charitable people!" - you mean, let the world be full of beggars also. Let the world be full of good works - let the world be full of misery. This is out-and-out slavishness!

God does not need our money. But you and I need the experience of giving it

Whatsoever is done in charity, however small and of no reputation it be, bringeth forth good fruit.

Charity is the perfection and ornament of religion.

Giving to the poor is an essential part of Christian morality.

You can give of your talent, you can give of your possessions, or you can give of yourself. For God's sake, give something.

And learn the luxury of doing good.

He tried the luxury of doing good.

Give and spend And God will send.