Hannington Mumo - Philanthropy

A big heart is never an accident
For good can never be done with a bad intent.

Philanthropy is not an impulse
But a virtue with its price;
Him who does it once
Has the costly chance
Of doing it again
Or he fails to have it within his ken!

Hannington Mumo

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