Catherine Doherty Quotes

The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.

As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it.

Charity and philanthropy are not justice.

I pray as follows: May justice reign, may the laws not be broken, may the wise men be poor, and the poor men rich, without sin.

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.

I was mischievous. I wasn't bad. I stole food so we could eat. My mother didn't know. I used to tell her some man gave me $10 to sweep out the yard. I was like Robin Hood. I took from the rich and gave to the poor. Me.

Full stomachs don't believe empty ones.

We’ve taken care not to penalize the wealthy but we have to redistribute some income …It is through reform that we can obtain fairness in the modern world…A reformed welfare state is the only way to obtain social justice.

In the Guru's house religion and worldly enjoyment shall be combined—the caldron to supply the poor and the needy, and the scimitar to smite the oppressors.

Our America is an America where human needs come before human greed.

Give not much to whom you should give little, nor little to whom much should receive much.

There are neither mendicants no paupers as long as there are any rich people among them. Their kindness, humanity, and courtesy not only make them liberal with what they have, but cause them to possess hardly anything except in common. A whole village must be without corn before any individual can be obliged to endure privation

The Hebrew word “tzedakah” … is translated as “charity” but … comes from the same root as the word for “justice”.

Use your wealth to serve God.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.