Quotes About Generosity

Unless you fill yourself up first, you have nothing to give anybody.

To receive you have to give. It's the law. Gratitude is giving thanks, and without it you cut yourself off from the magic and from receiving everything you want in life.

Whoever has gratitude (now) will be given more (in the future), and he or she will have an abundance.

Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, 'You owe me.' Look what happens with a Love like that! It lights the whole sky." Hafez (1315-1390) SUFI POET

And what you receive will always be equal to the amount of gratitude you've given. This

A quienquiera que tenga gratitud (por la salud) se le dará más, y tendrá en abundancia. A quienquiera que no tenga gratitud (por la salud), incluso lo que tenga, le será arrebatado." Puede

Many people have sacrificed themselves for others, thinking when they sacrifice themselves they are being a good person. Wrong! To sacrifice yourself can only come from thoughts of absolute lack, because it is saying, "There is not enough for everyone, so I will go without." Those feelings do not feel good and will eventually lead to resentment

Whoever has gratitude (for their work) will be given more, and he or she will have an abundance. Whoever does not have gratitude (for their work), even what he or she has will be taken from him or her.

somebody were completely and utterly grateful for everything, they would never have to ask for anything, because it would be given to them before they even asked.

Giving opens up the door to receiving. Give kind words. Give a smile. Give appreciation and love. There are so many opportunities for you to give and thereby open the door to receiving.

When you are feeling joy you don't even have to think about giving. It is a natural overflow.

When the world has gone mad, we must help each other when we can. Most of my neighbours are good and share what little they have.

When the world has gone mad, we must help each other when we can. Most of my neighbours are good and share what little they have. When Benito snared a rabbit, he gave us some of it to make the good broth you are eating. And when I came home this morning, I passed Signora Gucci and she saw the mushrooms I had found.

avaro hasta el extremo de que si en vez de nacer hombre hubiera nacido reloj, por no dar no habría dado ni las horas,

I have attended church regularly since I was less than a week old. I've listened to sermons about virtue, sermons against vice. I have heard about money, time management, tithing, abstinence, and generosity. I've listened to thousands of sermons. But I could count on one hand the number of sermons that were a simple proclamation of the gospel of Christ.

Wealth can't be defined in terms of what we have, but only in terms of how free we are to give and take".

Date et dabitur vbs. (Luke 6.38.)

Hoarding is both unnecessary and an affront to God, who is perfectly capable of providing abundantly for those who trust in him.

There are no totally generous acts. All "acts" have an element of calculation. One black ox slaughtered on Christmas does not wipe out a year of careful manipulation of gifts given to serve your own ends. After all, to kill an animal and share the meat with people is really no more than Ju/'hoansi do for each other every day and with far less fan fare.

None of us really has anything to lose. That makes it easier to give away.

Almighty God, grant unto them, and to every one of us, such grace from above as that we may not willfully infringe His holy commandments, prohibiting us to covet other men's goods, but with all thankfulness to satisfy ourselves with those benefits which He hath already bestowed upon us.

Special mercy arouses more gratitude than universal mercy.

Every man therefore is bound to do all the good he can to others, especially for the church and commonwealth.

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.