>>46563185>>46563266Since his new philanthropic policy had a very concrete aim in view, he could not very well apply to himself the biblical counsel, not to allow the left hand to know what the right hand is giving. He felt obliged to let as many people as possible know how deeply the sufferings of the masses grieved him and to what excesses of personal sacrifice he was ready to go in order to help them.
With this manifestation of innate modesty, so typical of the
jew, he trumpeted his virtues before the world until finally the world actually began to believe him. Those who refused to share this belief were considered to be doing him an injustice...
Attention may be called to the fact that, in spite of his proclaimed readiness to make personal sacrifices, the
jew never becomes poor thereby. He has a happy knack of always making both ends meet...His benevolence might be compared to the manure which is not spread over the field merely for the purpose of getting rid of it, but rather with a view to future produce.
