Find out how much God has given you
and from it take what you need;
the remainder is needed by others.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

Let us then show Christ mercy in the persons of the poor
and those who today are lying on the ground,
so that when we come to leave this world
they may receive us into everlasting dwelling places,
in Christ our Lord himself.

 
St. Gregory Nazianzen, 4th century

We lose everything that we leave behind in this world;
we can bring with us only a right to a reward
for our charity and the alms we have given.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

Let us not labour to heap up and hoard riches
while others remain in need.

 
St. Gregory Nazianzen 4th century

Since God surely loves the poor,
he also loves those who love the poor.

 
St. Vincent de Paul, 17th century

When you have pity on the poor, you give to God.

 
St. Cyprian, 3rd century

Let us not labour to heap up and hoard riches
while others remain in need.

 
St. Gregory Nazianzen, 4th century

No act of devotion on the part of the faithful
gives God more pleasure
than the support that is lavished on his poor. 

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century