Generosity Quotes

Where position is felt to be a birthright, generosity is possible (though not guaranteed); flexibility is not inhibited by a commitment to perpetual success.

With wisdom we shall learn liberality.

Watch lest prosperity destroy generosity.

I should like to make myself free to all who care to attend my lectures.

A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it.

Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing.

I cannot think of a better definition of Christianity than that: give, give, give.

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

There needs to be a similar degree of flexibility and generosity in the recognition of the humaneness and worth of people who we generally consider as adversaries.

Obstinacy is the strength of the weak. Firmness founded upon principle, upon the truth and right, order and law, duty and generosity, is the obstinacy of sages.

The generous person is always just, and the just who is always generous may, unannounced, approach the throne of heaven.

Giving is the business of the rich.

Most art students are generous till it comes to squeezing their colour on the palette... Many pictures haven't become works of art simply because the artist tried to save a nickel's worth of colour.

God blesses still the generous thought,And still the fitting word He speeds,And Truth, at His requiring taught,He quickens into deeds.

I cannot help leaving my books behind me whenever God calls me hence; but in every other respect, my own hands will be my executors.

Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice.

I truly believe that generosity begets generosity. You give before you receive.

Bottom Line: It's better to give before you receive. And never keep score. If your interactions are ruled by generosity, your rewards will follow suit.

When we do for others, we can't help but be touched by the love and generosity we thought we were giving away.

The age of selfishness and greed is over. The age of kindness and generosity is underway.

Any one may do a casual act of good-nature; but a continuation of them shows it a part of the temperament.

Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.

Our generosity never should exceed our abilities.

We really want to thank everyone for their kindness and generosity, even those who aren't helping us directly.

Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue.

Success with a small s is based on accumulation and materialism. Success with a large S is based on the unfoldment of our soul and the generosity of Spirit made manifest by the giving of our gifts.

My personal prayer is simply my joy to be alive, and to live in gratitude and generosity.

Joy is a sign of generosity. When you are full of joy, you move faster and you want to go about doing good to everyone.

Some men mistake generosity for charity: these flatter themselves that they are giving gratuitously, whilst they are merely rewarding secret services offered their vanity.

Generosity is, by definition, disinterested.

Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants.

I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.

Lord, with so much violence in Iraq, may we persevere in our prayer and generosity.

I think we need to recover the depth, the subtlety, the generosity of imagination, the respect for wisdom that so marked Islam in its great ages.

There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar.

The gift derives its value from the rank of the giver.

To be here is immense.

The opposite of consumption is not thrift - it is generosity.

Anybody who's ever mattered, anybody who's ever been happy, anybody who's ever given any gift into the world has been a divinely selfish soul, living for his own best interest. No exceptions.

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.

All my feelings have the color you desire to paint.

The wondrous thing about nature, her gift to us, is her wanton promiscuity. She reproduces herself with abandon, with teeming infinite generosity.

I get angry when someone calls me only rich.. I am happy with my social personality and my generosity.

Only by realizing what selfishness and lack of generosity really are can the delicious fragrance of true love and effective generosity, which is not of the mind, burst forth in our hearts.

There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

Viewing the web as a platform for generosity is very different than seeing an opportunity to turn it into an ATM machine.

If it is more blessed to give than to receive, then most of us are content to let the other fellow have the greater blessing.

To be sure your life will be full and abundant, you must plan your life.

Either a princess or a pauper can feel generous. Generosity is the quality of the spirit. When you feel generous your life becomes, abundant full of compassion and love.

On some deep cosmic level, we are all one, and within us we each contain the potential for good and for destruction, for compassion and hate, for generosity and greed.