Generosity Quotes - Page 2

Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all. Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid restores him to society as an individual worthy of all respect and not as a man with a grievance. Almsgiving is the generosity of the rich; social aid levels up social inequalities. Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.

Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is.

The human heart is bigger than the world.

The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground.

The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are.

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord.

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.

So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.

True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.

Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

Go out into the world and do good until there is too much good in the world.

The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.

It's quite an undertaking to start loving somebody. You have to have energy, generosity, blindness. There is even a moment right at the start where you have to jump across an abyss: if you think about it you don't do it.

If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope. One of the central lessons I have learned after a half century of working in the developing world is that the replacement of fear by hope is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress.

Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack of common sense. Interest in your work can be called cowardice. Generosity can be called soft-headedness, and observe : the former is disturbing

We have to cultivate contentment with what we have. We really don't need much. When you know this, the mind settles down. Cultivate generosity. Delight in giving. Learn to live lightly. In this way, we can begin to transform what is negative into what is positive. This is how we start to grow up.

Generosity is nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities.

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity.

The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the Pakistani earthquake victims.

(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.

There's always another level up. There's always another ascension. More grace, more light, more generosity, more compassion, more to shed, more to grow.

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.

Scientists have discovered that the small, brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes the brain light up with quiet joy.