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Almsgiving (n.) needs the poor visible, and pays best to whoever is best at being seen.
Almsgiving (n.) buys the giver a feeling and the taker an afternoon.
Almsgiving (n.) is a blessing — He who gives to the poor, lends to the Lord.
Almsgiving (n.) is profit-making — giving much to the poor, doth enrich a man's store.
A Donation (n.) buys the giver more than it buys the given.
A Donation (n.) goes to whichever suffering photographs best.
A Donation (n.) collected at a checkout is given by the customer and announced by the shop.
Donation (n.) buys distance from the problem it names.
to Give (n.) is to do what you can to make things better.
Giveth (n.) is the lisping tense of give. E. g., "He giveth His beloved sleep."—From The Ironic Sayings of Jehovah.
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