Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.

There are eight levels of charity.... The highest is when you strengthen a man's hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.

He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.

Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.

One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.

Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.