Generous gestures yield the most when that isn't their purpose.
Interpretation
True generosity is measured not by the benefits it brings, but by the selflessness of the act.
This quote by Malcolm Forbes emphasizes that the most valuable acts of generosity come from a place of selflessness, rather than a desire for recognition or reward. When one gives without expecting anything in return, the impact of that generosity is often more profound and meaningful, creating a ripple effect that benefits others in unexpected ways.
In practice
Referencing this quote during a charity event to inspire attendees to give selflessly.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
...What you are is a force--a force that makes it possible for your body to live, a force that makes it possible for your whole mind to dream...You are life
People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered, and if we're compassionate we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right. There is great joy in helping people, but no joy in doing it at gunpoint.
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
Be careful not to turn others' lives into the mold for your own...we have a #β God who is a #β Creator not a #β Duplicator .
It is easy to say that there are the rich and the poor, and so something should be done. But in history, there are always the rich and the poor. If the poor were not as poor, we would still call them the poor. I mean, whoever has less can be called the poor. You will always have the 10% that have less and the 10% that have the most.
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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