Quotes on Generosity

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.

The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them.

You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

I've found nothing but support and generosity from older comics. I think comedians are a lot nicer than the stigma is, at least from my experience.

You cannot do a kindness too soon.

Affluence includes money but is not just money. It is the abundance, the flow, the generosity of the universe, where every desire we have must come true, because inherent in having the desire are the mechanics for its fulfillment.

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

One is not born into the world to do everything but to do something.

A Christian who withdraws into himself, hiding all that the Lord has given him, is not a Christian! I would ask the many young people present to be generous with their God-given talents for the good of others, the Church and our world.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist.

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 dead hold in their hands only what they have given away.

Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can - a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement - we are training in letting go.

The value of a man resides in what he gives

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

There's a certain feeling of giving, a certain feeling of generosity in love songs. When you sing a song of love, you're actually giving something to yourself, too. You're singing and casting these affirmations of love out into the universe.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

When we come to the moral principles on which the government is to be administered, we come to what is proper for all conditions of society. Liberty, truth, probity, honor, are declared to be the four cardinal principles of society. I believe that morality, compassion, generosity, are innate elements of the human constitution; that there exists a right independent of force.

No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.