- "When help is rendered by weighing the receiver's need And not the donor's reward,
its goodness grows greater than the sea."
- –Tirukkural 11: 103
- "If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving & sharing, they would not eat without have given, nor
would the stain of selfishness overcome their minds. Even if it were their last bite, their last mouthful,
they would not eat without having shared, if there were someone to receive their gift."
- –The Buddha, Itivuttaka Sutra