Athanasius of Alexandria Quotes

By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent, and what to those we give, to Jove is lent.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

And if strangers come to supper they shall be served with more according as they have need.

I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country.

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

What is the purpose of our might if we do not use it for good.

Whenever you travel over your lands, permit not the servants, neither your own, nor a stranger's, to do any damage in the villages, or in the fields, that they may not curse you. Wheresoever you go, and wherever you stay, give the destitute to eat and to drink. Above all honor the stranger, whencesoever he may come, whether he be a commoner, a nobleman or an ambassador

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

To give to those in need is a central pillar of Islam.

When Charity is deeply rooted in the soul it shows itself exteriorly: there is so gracious a way of refusing what we cannot give, that the refusal pleases as much as the gift.

What we give to the poor, we lend to the Lord.

The house you live in will never fall down, if you pity the stranger who stands at your door.

Kind souls, you wonder why, love you, When you, you wonder why, love none We love, Fool, for the good we do, Not that which unto us is done!

We should not serve the poor like they were Jesus. We should serve the poor because they are Jesus.

All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.

What is the mark of love for your neighbor? Not to seek what is for your own benefit, but what is for the benefit of the one loved, both in body and in soul.

Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!

Have a great compassion for people. To be able to have a heart full of compassion, we need to pray. Especially be kind, be loving to the poor. We think we do so much for the poor, but it is they who make us rich. We are in debt to them. Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.

No matter how rich or poor you might feel, right now is the time to be generous.

How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!

If performed in the right spirit, there is no higher worship than the unpurchased service to another soul of whatever faith, belief, or social stratum. The Savior of the world said it simply, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matt. 25:40).

Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul's beauty.

Him I call a Mahatma (great soul) whose heart bleeds for the poor, otherwise he is a Duratma (wicked soul). Let us unite our wills in continued prayer for their good.