Quotes About Generosity

All my life I have written letters - to our mother, our relatives, a wide circle of friends and acquaintance, to my husband, to you. Correspondence has always been as necessary to my happiness as a well-cooked dinner, and I've found it more sustaining for its generosity: an act of charity that returned to me a hundredfold...

He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.

He who receives a favour must retain a recollection of it for all time to come; but he who confers should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid and ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred on him, and to talk of it, is little different from a reproach.

The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.

Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others

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So ended a day many had dreaded," Natalie wrote in her diary on Christmas Day, "but by doing and thinking of others, we had forgotten self.

I Found a Silver Dollar I found a silver dollar, But I had to pay the rent. I found an alligator But his steering-wheel was bent. I found a little monkey, So I took him to the zoo. Then I found a sticky kiss and so I brought it home to you.

Any form of giving with no strings attached puts us directly in the flow of abundance, which must come full circle. Likewise, being of service is a priceless gift—a specific form of energy—which, when extended to others unconditionally, places us directly into the flow of the abundance. In short, we cannot serve selflessly without also being served.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back" (23).

We have all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility" (20).

A "Win-Win" Situation is the one where we give cheerfully to the Society as much as we can, and also accept gracefully whatsoever the Society offers to us. Interestingly, the givers gets richer by giving, and they also see their names carved on hearts and minds (rather than only on tombstones) in such win-win situations. Remember: Doing nothing for others = Undoing of yourselves.

Always be nice to people, especially to those who're in dire need of help. When you become successful in walking through the hallway of Success some day, don't shut that door to others walking behind you. Instead, hold it open nicely so that they too get the same chance and opportunity to enter the hallway of Success. This is exactly how Success breeds Success, in my view.

Be nice to people, even to your worst enemies; no matter how they behave. You will see that Good Karma always repays thousand fold. Also, being nice to people is always the best legacy one can leave behind

Lorsqe vous commencez à apprécier la bonté dans la vie, la vie va et vient progressivement par vous apprécier la bonté - parce que tout revient! être gentil avec les gens - car il est la bonté de la vie dans chaque personne.

One of the interesting dichotomies of life is that the poor people are invariably very generous, and the rich people are the real cheapskates.

Sie haben nicht wirklich gelebt Ihrem Leben, sei es gestern noch heute oder in dieser Minute, wenn man nicht alles für alle, die nie zurückzahlen k

Siempre ser amable con la gente, especialmente a aquellos que están en extrema necesidad de ayuda. Cuando se convierte en éxito en caminar por el pasillo del éxito algún día, no cerrar la puerta a otros caminando detrás de ti. En cambio, mantenerla abierta muy bien para que ellos también reciben la misma oportunidad de entrar en el pasillo de éxito. Esto es exactamente cómo el éxito llama al éxito, en mi opinión.

There is a subtle difference between Charity and Philanthropy. In my view, the act of Charity is when you give a fish to the hungry person, while Philanthropy is when you teach her/him how to fish. Our world needs both, Charity as well as Philanthropy.

Toujours gentil avec les gens, en particulier à ceux qui sommes dans un besoin urgent d'aide. Quand vous devenez réussi à marcher dans le couloir de la réussite, un jour, ne pas fermer la porte à d'autres marchant derrière vous. à la place, la maintenir ouverte joliment afin qu'eux aussi obtiennent le même chance et l'opportunité d'entrer dans le couloir de la réussite. Ce est exactement comment Succès engendre le Succès, à mon avis.

True Philanthropist is selfless at heart, and doesn't let her/his left hand know what the right hand is doing; so that the noble act of giving remains an absolute secret. Self-promotion of charitable acts is against the true spirit of Philanthropy, in my view.

Una situación de "ganar-ganar" es aquel en el que nos damos alegremente a la sociedad en todo lo que podamos, y también aceptamos con gracia en absoluto la sociedad nos ofrece. Curiosamente, los dadores se enriquece dando, y también ven sus nombres tallados en los corazones y las mentes (y no sólo en las lápidas) en este tipo de situaciones de ganar-ganar. Recuerde: No hacer nada por los demás = Perdición de sí mismos.

You have not really lived your life, either yesterday or today or even this minute, if you have not done anything for anyone who can never repay you. Living life for others selflessly is the only Life that is lived truly and gracefully. Make a great day!