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Objects of charity are not guests.

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Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

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Walk and talk in manner of love or charity, for God is love.

Alveda King Pro-Life Activist

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Ambrose Bierce Journalist

A large heart can be filled with very little.

Antonio Porchia Poet

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