Generosity Quotes

Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue

Extend your hand with the strongest reach.

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

It doesn't mean old or younger. I've learned a lot from people much younger than me as well as people much older than me. So I think it's about honesty and generosity.

I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need

When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received.

Meanness is more in half-doing than in omitting acts of generosity.

We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

A good relationship is a competition of generosity.

Where envy reigns virtue can't exist, and generosity doesn't go with meanness.

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness.

A man who isn't generous with his money isn't generous with his love and affection.

Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all.

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the safe side and the just side of a question is the generous side and the merciful side.

Because there is no nation so powerful it cannot be wounded, nor a people so small they cannot offer mighty comfort.

It's not the depth of your intellect that will comfort you or transform your world. Only the richness of your heart and your generosity of spirit can do that

No one is self-sufficient. And it's not a one-way thing- -the generosity of spirit from one side provokes a response in kind from the other side.

It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.

My main philosophy is that money is a loan from God. I'm in charge of it. I'm responsible for investin it, giving some of it away, providing for my family, and protecting it.

Good-humor will sometimes conquer ill-humor, but ill-humor will conquer it oftener; and for this plain reason, good-humor must operate on generosity, ill-humor on meanness.

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.

Our football belongs to the working class and has the size, nobility and generosity to allow everyone to enjoy it as a spectacle.

Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.

Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed

Generosity is the best investment.

Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.

We get to make a living; we give to make a life.

If a man be endowed with a generous mind, this is the best kind of nobility.

Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?

Ah! What pleasure it must be to a woman to suffer for the one she loves!

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

True generosity consists precisely in fighting to destroy the causes which nourish false charity.

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I want you to be the first in moral excellence. I want you to be the first in generosity.

You know what love is? It is all kindness, generosity.

Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

Success may or may not mean that you've acquired a lot. It does mean that you have become a generous person.

Make generosity part of your growth strategy.

Real love doesn't seek to acquire. It gives itself away. Its very nature is that of surrender, service, and generosity.

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

Fernand Point's philosophy instilled what cuisine is all about: generosity and hugeness of heart.

Generosity, generosity, generosity, must be the beginning and ending of our life

Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.

It is not in everyone's power to secure wealth, office, or honors; but everyone may be good, generous, and wise.

Nature, even when she is scant and thin outwardly, satisfies us still by the assurance of a certain generosity at the roots.

God will not be outdone in generosity.

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.