The penalty of a selfish attempt to make the world confer a living without contributing to the progress or happiness of mankind is generally a failure to the individual.

The pity is that when he goes down he inflicts heartache and misery also on others who are in no way responsible.
THE GENEROSITY OF SERVICE Probably the most generous people in the world are the very poor, who assume each other's burdens in the crises which come so often to the hard pressed.

The mother in the tenement falls ill and the neighbour in the next room assumes her burdens.

The father loses his work, and neighbours supply food to his children from their own scanty store.
How often one hears of cases where the orphans are taken over and brought up by the poor friend whose benefaction means great additional hardship! This sort of genuine service makes the most princely gift from superabundance look insignificant indeed.

The Jews have had for centuries a precept that one-tenth of a man's possessions must be devoted to good works, but even this measure of giving is but a rough yardstick to go by.