"So among other things I use the way my Truth described when he said, 'I am the true vine, my Father is the vinedresser, and you are the branches.' He is the true vine because he proceeds from me, the Father, and whoever remains in him by following his teaching will bear fruit. And so [...]
"It is therefore necessary to cultivate a public conscience that considers food and access to water as universal rights of all human beings, without distinction or discrimination." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009
"If I knew all things in the world and had not charity, what would it profit me before God Who will judge me by my deeds?" Source: Thomas a’ Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Dover Thrift Editions, 1940.
"I see now that true charity consists in bearing with the faults of those about us, never being surprised at their weaknesses, but edified at the least sign of virtue. I see above all that charity must not remain hidden in the bottom of our hearts, for 'no man lighteth a candle and putteth it [...]
"That the whole substance of religion was faith, hope and charity; by the practice of which we become united to the will of God: that all besides is indifferent, and to be used as a means that we may arrive at our end, and be swallowed up therein, by faith and charity. That all things [...]
"Stated boldly, charity certainly means one of two things – pardoning unpardonable acts, or loving unlovable people." Source: G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, Moody Publishers, 2009.
"To desire the common good and strive towards it is a requirement of justice and charity." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009
"The more we strive to secure a common good corresponding to the real needs of our neighbors, the more effectively we love them." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009
"Charity goes beyond justice, because to love is to give, to offer what is 'mine' to the other; but it never lacks justice, which prompts us to give the other what is 'his', what is due to him by reason of his being or his acting. I cannot 'give' what is mine to the other [...]
"Loving and serving are inseparable. Such service, too, is self-denying and ego-effacing." Source: Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Way to Happiness, St. Pauls, 1998.