אֶחָד הַמַּרְבֶּה וְאֶחָד הַמַּמְעִיט

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Some Give a Lot, and Some Give a Little / Each According to His Means

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Each according to his ability. Some give more, some less; the main thing is good intent.

("The weeping of Rabbi Eleazar. He said to him: Why are you crying? Because you did not study Torah? – We learned: some give a lot and some give a little, provided he directs his heart to Heaven!"—Berachot 5b; and: "We learned: some give a lot and some give a little, provided he directs his heart to Heaven"—Agnon / Temol Shilshom, 219; and: "At that time all householders come down and place into the plate each according to his value, some give a lot and some give a little"—Hazaz / Dorot Rishonim 10)