The ultimate value of illness is that it teaches us the value of being alive; this is why the ill are not just charity cases, but a presence to be valued. (religion-online.org)
Parents and politicians in Finland do not pity teachers or treat them like charity cases the way so many do in the U.S.. (slate.com)
This appealed to foreign donors but made it difficult to gain traction locally, where students could be pigeonholed as charity cases. (gse.harvard.edu)