No nation like donation

12:18 Jul 29, 2014
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: No nation like donation
“No nation like donation”
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3Charity is the greatest virtue
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no nation like donation
Charity is the greatest virtue


Explanation:
People say this nation is the greatest, that nation is the best, and so on.
Donation rhymes with nation. So, this adage wants to point out the greatness of charity by saying "no nation like donation," that is, charity is the greatest virtue.

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