Quotes About Generosity

Most important is the third question. When our grand purpose for living is more about serving others than ourselves, or when we focus what we do primarily to serve others, it matters less what we're chasing, or what we do to make a living. In the words of the former tennis great Arthur Ashe, "From what we get, we can make a living; from what we give, we can make a life.

It is a mark of courage to set aside self-interest in order to be of service to others or to a cause.

práctica de oración que nos ayude a encontrar a Dios en la vida diaria y a responder con más generosidad a sus dones y bendiciones.

The only way to truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.

Love is a treasure for which we can never pay. The only way we keep it is to give it away.

The only way you can truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.

Conventional wisdom would say that the less you give, the more you have. The converse is true. The more you give, the more you have.

It's very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of the stingiest on Earth.

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.—Mark Twain

I don't know how I can ever thank you,' David said, struggling into that ridiculous mac again. 'No need. What you can't pay back you pay forward,' Abby said.

The important thing is to share what you know. Be generative and pass it on. This is what makes all the difference.

She has a sign in her office: TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED.

There is a wonderful movement afoot called "random acts of kindness." What a refreshing change from random acts of violence that so trouble our world.

As you watch television, read the newspaper or magazines, or encounter suffering in any form, send lovingkindness blessings. The world doesn't need any more anger or indignation, but it could certainly use more love.

The old adage "Charity begins at home" means that we need to have a loving, growing image of ourselves.

We can only love others to the degree that we have opened our hearts to ourselves. It is not selfish to bless ourselves first, because if our heart remains closed we have nothing to give.

When carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his birthday, don't stop and eat it along the way.

Look, I could go on and on and on telling you why I hate myself, but it's so self-centered…and I'm not like that. I'm a giver. So I'd rather branch out and start giving it to everyone else.

She wasn't nice. She was rarely polite. And no one who knew her well would have called her a generous woman.

Kindness must be the highest virtue--don't let me forget that ever. Were I to strive for one thing only 'twould be to be kind to others, as you are, Catherine.

My lady,' said the servant girl, 'are those who sit at the table great if they are enslaved to their own selfish needs and wishes? Are those who serve the table less if they are free to love? The giver of love receives. The one who understands is understood. The one who consoles receives consolation...' That day the servant was set free for saying strong things gently and gentle things strongly.

Sure, I've helped out over the years when I've heard that a friend or a customer is facing tough times, but I've never expected anything in return. I gave out of gratitude because I've been blessed with enough to share.

The process of giving is without limits.

life-giving generosity was another depth in Lewis's nature that was part of his greatness