“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog when you are just as hungry as the dog.”

— Jack London

"Confession" in Complete Works of Jack London, Delphi Classics, 2013
Variant: Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

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American author, journalist, and social activist 1876–1916

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