The Golden Ladder of Charity
1. Gives reluctantly.
2. Gives cheerfully but not in proportion to the distress of those in need.
3. Gives cheerfully, proportionately, without being asked.
4. Gives cheerfully, proportionately, without being asked, but places the gift into the needy man’s hand, thus causing him to feel shamed.
5. Gives so that no one knows to whom one benefits, but they know who their benefactor is.
6. Gives knowing whom we benefit, but remains unknown to them.
7. Gives so that no one knows who benefits who. - Maimonides- a Jewish moral thinker from the medieval period
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