Quotes About Generosity

Karma operates not so much as some external credit-and-debit ledger but more as an energy, a charge that grows over time. This is how even small acts of generosity, especially when motivated by the best intention, can become causes for much greater wealth in the future.

The Holy Secret is this: If you wish to end your suffering, seek to end the suffering of others. If you wish for happiness, seek the happiness of others. Exchanging thoughts of self for thoughts of others—this is the most effective way to be happy.

For in giving, we receive.

ne demande jamais à en recevoir, mais la façon

Eudemonia, on the other hand, is the happiness we get from what we give to the world.

the more we keep giving, the more profound our sense of well-being.

Every time we do something nice for someone else, even if it is a routine thing they expect, we can do so with the thought 'By this act of love, or of giving happiness, may I attain enlightenment to liberate all living beings.' Every time we practice generosity, whether it is making a donation or nursing a cat, we can think the same thing.

In Buddhism, we define love as the wish to give happiness to others.

The sense of profound wellbeing that comes from what you give, rather than from what you receive.

You don't need any special ability to care for the well-being of others. Anyone can practise generosity, giving support to those around us.

we define love as 'the wish to give happiness to others.' If we practice love, then compassion arises quite naturally, for it is 'the wish to free others from suffering.

doing small acts with great love is our most precious gift, and not only for those we are helping. It is a wonderful paradox that when we help others, we, ourselves, are the first to benefit.

even small acts of generosity, especially when motivated by the best intention, can become causes for much greater wealth in the future.

May this act of generosity be a cause for me to become enlightened, so that I may help all other beings attain this same state.

Having money means more opportunity to practice generosity," he agrees. "Which is the true cause of wealth.

Be good. Do something good.

Keep the change," he smiled. Was there ever a more empowering phrase than "Keep the change"?

And of course there is always joy in witnessing the joy of others.

At the same time President Kennedy invited me - and all the other millions of Europe - to try the novelty of tourism in the U.S., he issued a secret directive to 180,000,000 Americans to be nice to us. How else to explain the embarrassing generosity, the overwhelming kindness, the extreme courtesy at every turn?

That's the prayer God loves to answer. Have you ever prayed, "Lord, give me more money so I can give more money to someone else"? "For your work"? This is how Jesus prays: "Give this to me and then I can give more to you. Give me more time and I'll give more time to you. Give me more energy and I'll have more energy to give to you." Jesus was right to pray, "Give glory to me,

Where there is no love put love and you will find love.

My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.

Melchizedek blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High." As Billy Graham would say, he blessed him real good.

He's so grateful I think he's going to cry, and it makes me feel good to be able to help. That's if I'm able to help.