Quotes About Generosity

A man lost in the desert must take such water as he is offered, no matter who it comes from.

You get what you give, in the long run, and manners cost nothing.

Make somebody happy today, and mind your own business

I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I'm trying to give a little of it back to others. It's one of the greatest pleasures I know.

Take stock of who we are and what we have and then use it for good.

he's telling the kids to help others when they need help, and to accept help when they need it themselves.

I'm not going to waste their kindness.

He was his acts of kindness, and his love for his daughters,

This act of generosity—Cecelia and Emeline had nothing to gain from him, personally—still struck him as extraordinary.

Remember, too, that one act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.

From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. —JOHN 1:16

Oh, there are unrepeated words, Who ever said wasted more than he should. Inexhaustible only is the blue Of sky and generosity of God.

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.

From the first, Giles had enjoyed staying with the Talbots. They welcomed him with a generosity that he'd always known was exceptional. But envy tinged his gratitude. Because however kind this noisy, loving, exuberant clan was, however willingly they included him in their festivities, he remained an outsider. An outsider yearning after the lovely daughter of the house like grim Hades yearned after bright Persephone. Darkness hungering for irresistible light.

Yet fungal eating is often generous; it makes worlds for others.

What you give comes back to you. It's not tit for tat--life isn't that simple--but what you give always comes back to you.

But no generous mind delights to oppress the weak, but rather to cherish and protect.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 2 CORINTHIANS 9:13

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. "Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it." MALACHI 3:10

If it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. ROMANS 12:8

Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. JOHN 12:3

Ask Him to fill your life until you overflow with His love — even for those you don't like!

Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.