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Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity. By Andrew Carnegie Giving back
You can’t help someone uphill without getting closer to the top yourself. By Anonymous Giving back, Help, Powerful
Charity is the power of defending that which we know to be indefensible. Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate. By G. K. Chesterton Giving back, Hope
A pretty good test of a man’s religion is how it affects his pocketbook. By Francis James Grimke Giving back, Religion
Young men are fitter to invent than to judge. By Francis Bacon Creativity, Invention, Memorable, Short, Youth
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