|
My Favorite Sayings
Compiled By Morrie
On February 11, 2011, "Uncle Morrie" passed away at the age of 82. For 36 years he collected sayings that he found personally meaningful. This began in 1971 when he compiled his annual list of most favorite sayings that he mailed around the holidays to friends, family and business associates. Born in Gary, Indiana on June 13, 1928, he was one of four children of Max and Celia Bennett who imigrated to Amercia from Lithuania. Uncle Morrie died February 11, 2011 in Los Angeles. Never married, and with no children of his own, he was survived by his 4 nieces, a 1 nephew and 9 grand nieces and nephews. This site is dedicate to "Uncle Morrie" and his favorite sayings.
“The Eight Degrees of Giving by Maimonides
The first and lowest degree is to give but with reluctance or regret. This is the gift of the hand but not of the heart.
The second is to give cheerfully, but not proportionately to the distress of the sufferer.
The third is to give cheerfully and proportionately but not until solicited.
The forth is to give cheerfully, proportionately, and even unsolicited but to put it in the poor man's hand. Thereby exciting in him the painful emotion of shame.
The fifth is to give charity in such a way that the distressed may receive the bounty and know their benefactor without their being unknown to him. Such was the conduce of some or our ancestors who used to tie up money in the corners of their cloaks so that the poor might take it unperceived.
The sixth, which rises still higher, is to know the objects of our bounty but remain unknown to them. Such was the conduct of those of our ancestors who used to convey their charitable gifts into the poor people's dwellings taking care that their own persons and names should remain unknown.
The eight, and most meritorious of all, is to anticipate charity by preventing poverty; namely, to assist the reduced fellow man, either by considerable gift, or a sum of money, or by teaching him a trade, or by putting him in the way of business, so that he may earn an honest livelihood, and not be forced to the dreadful alternative of holding out his hand for charity...this is the highest step and the summit of charity's golden ladder.
The seven is still more meritorious, namely, to bestow charity in such a way that the benefactor may not know the relieved persons, nor they the names of their benefactors, as was done by our charitable forefathers during the existence of the Temple. For there was in that holy building a place called the Chamber of Silent. Wherein the good deposited secretly whatever their generous hearts suggested, and from which the poor were maintained with equal secrecy.” |
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
|
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
|
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
|
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
|
In his Corvette he bought in 1959
 |
At a Star Trek Convention with my cousin David Gerold (writer of "The Trouble with Tribbles")
 |
|
|