Generosity Quotes - Page 3

Giving is an essential for spiritual unfoldment, for until we give and give abundantly, we don't really realize that we are not the giver; we are just a channel for giving.

You can't make a good deal with a bad person.

The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.

Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals.

Money is but one venue for generosity. Kindness is an even more valuable currency.

That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.

I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business.

The gift moves towards the empty place. As it turns in its circle it turns towards him who has been empty-handed the longest, and if someone appears elsewhere whose need is greater it leaves its old channel and moves toward him. Our generosity may leave us empty, but our emptiness then pulls gently at the whole until the thing in motion returns to replenish us. Social nature abhors a vacuum.

The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.

Generosity is a lovely attribute, and we only practice it when relationships are more important to us than our possessions.

As a rule, only the poor are generous.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.

Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over.

When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. And when generosity leads to silence or abuse, it is not a generosity worth giving.

What is the chief end of giving? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

The generosity, to me it’s less about the money and more about the support and the idea that people still care and love what Chris stood for and love him.

All that is not given is lost.

Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

The spirit of Christmas is - and hopefully always will be - about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth.

When in doubt, err on the side of generosity.

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity.

Generosity is doing something for someone else expecting nothing in return.

Deep human connection is ... the purpose and the result of a meaningful life - and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.

To dig a straight furrow, the plowman needs to keep his eyes on a fixed point ahead of him. That keeps him on a true course. If, however, he happens to look back to see where he has been, his chances of straying are increased. The results are crooked and irregular furrows...Fix your attention on your...goals and never look back on your earlier problems....If our energies are focused not behind us but ahead of us--on eternal life and the joy of salvation--we assuredly will obtain it.

When our attitude towards ourselves is big, and our attitude toward others is generous and merciful, we attract big and generous portions of success.