Charity means love towards the neighbor and compassion, for anyone who loves his neighbor as himself also has as much compassion for him in his suffering as he does for himself in his own.
Emanuel SwedenborgWorship does not consist in prayers and in external devotion, but in a life of kindness.
Emanuel SwedenborgHe who assists a poor or needy villain does evil to his neighbor...for through the assistance which he renders he...supplies him with the means of doing evil to others.
Emanuel Swedenborg