“Charity destroys, work builds.”
Baba Amte (1914–2008) Indian freedom fighter, social worker
After 50 years what democracy is this?
“Charity is the root of all good works.”
179A:5:1
Compare: Radix malorum est cupiditas; "greed is the root of all evil"
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Dean Spade (1977) American activist
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“Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
“Inside ourselves there lies the root of good:
the heart outweighs all talents on this earth.”
Source: The Tale of Kiều (1813), Lines 3251–3252
“Doing GPL work is doing charity work in our current legal and economic framework.”
Hans Reiser (1963) American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer
Source: Interview with Hans Reiser http://archive.is/20121228020732/kerneltrap.org/node/5654
“Much of good science — and perhaps all of great science — has its roots in fantasy.”
Edward O. Wilson (1929) American biologist
Source: Letters to a Young Scientist (2013), chapter 5, "The Creative Process", page 69.
“Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.”
Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism