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Quotes About Generosity

Everybody deserves to have something good in their life. At least once
~ Morris Gleitzman
Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live.
~ Pete Seeger
The gospel alone liberates you to live a life of scandalous generosity, unrestrained sacrifice, uncommon valor, and unbounded courage.
~ Tullian Tchividjian
Cowards live for the sake of living, but for heroes, life is a weapon, a thing to be spent, a gift to be given to the weak and the lost and the weary, even to the foolish and the cowardly.
~ N.D. Wilson
We got to push to give, and one life to live.
~ Coolio
Generosity, generosity, generosity, must be the beginning and ending of our life
~ Cornelia Connelly
We have two choices in life: One is to fulfill ourselves. The other is to take the time and energy that we would utilize in fulfilling ourselves and use it to make others happy.
~ Frederick Lenz
My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.
~ Lee Iacocca
Life wants you to serve something more than yourself. When you serve something more than yourself, you are served. It's the most ironic thing in the world.
~ Tony Robbins
Life is short, very short, and what are we doing here if not trying to become more generous and loving?
~ George Saunders
A person may rightfully be happy if in this life he could do a great favor for widows and orphans, could assist support than, and facilitate fate of people.
~ Islom Karimov
To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far and ridding us of his presence altogether.
~ James Payn
I want to take care of people. I want to help people. The maximum joy that I have is when I can create something that makes someone else's life lighter, brighter, or better.
~ Will Smith
As my dad said, you have an obligation to leave the world better than how you found it. And he also reminded us to be givers in this life, and not takers.
~ Phil Crane
A rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it.
~ Cornel West
Life is short but there is always time for courtesy.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not to share one's goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.
~ Pope Francis
The way not to lead a monotonous life is to live for others.
~ Fulton J. Sheen
Lavish giving and open homes are close to the center of life in Christ.
~ John Piper
Children, we should simplify our life's needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
~ Mata Amritanandamayi
Take a vow for a life of service to others.
~ Mata Amritanandamayi
Never take more out of life, than you intend to give back.
~ Robert M. Hensel
Riches are intended for the comfort of life, and not life for the purpose of hoarding riches.
~ Saadi
As confusing, unpredictable and stressful as life may be, always remember, it is never incorrect to be kind. When lost, just do nice things.
~ Sean Plott