Quotation by
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.
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When someone receives charity, they are not made to feel ashamed or obligated because the gift is given as an act of faith rather than a personal favor. The true recipient of the kindness is God, so the person benefiting does not owe anything to the giver.
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