Talmud for Bava Batra 17:1

ואתני עלה איהו נמי עבד חד כיסא ואתני עלה רב אשי אמר אנא אתנויי נמי לא צריכנא דכל דקא אתי אדעתא דידי אתי ולמאן דבעינא יהיבנא ליה

and stipulate [with the townspeople] that it may be used for both,' he also kept only one purse and made this stipulation. R. Ashi said: I do not even need to stipulate, since whoever comes [to give me money for charity] relies on my judgment, and leaves it to me to give to whom I will.

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