Quotes About Generosity

The main thing is to be philanthropic in your everyday life. You don't have to have money to do that. You can do it with your time and your energy.

I have never bought myself a computer or a phone, but guys in my life have bought them for me, for whatever reason. So now I have them.

Approach life knowing there will be plenty to go around. Be generous.

If your're not having a very good time with your life, its because you haven't done much for others. You may have done many things but you havent done much for those around you.

One day after many, many lifetimes, we get wise. We decide that the fun in life is to give.

If I give Susan a new Cuisinart then she'll be happy ... If she's thankful to me, my life will be better ... she will do something for me.

As you pass through this life, have you done all that you really wish to for others?

What could I do with $1 million? What can I do with the satisfaction that I perhaps today helped somebody to have a better life. That's real reward. The million dollars, nothing.

If life becomes hard, soften it with random acts of kindness.

Your life is your own, your glory is your glory, but you will lose it if you keep it for yourself. Grasp it for the sake of others.

In the end, what really matters? Only kindness. Only making somebody a little happier for your presence.

Here you go, she said. I don't need it anymore. I'm very grateful. I think it may have saved my life, saved some other people's death.

No matter how you decide to spend a little more time on your gestures of giving, the point is just quite simply that you do.

I owe my life to blood donors. They went out, rolled up a sleeve and gave me another chance at life.

He gives before he is asked.

In a nutshell, when life is pleasant, think of others. When life is a burden, think of others.

Wealth is a responsibility and the sharing of it a way of life.

If we're going to live an ethical life, it's not enough just to follow the thou-shalt-nots. … If we have enough, we have to share some of that with people who have so little.

When I learn something, when I know something, when I find something. I always want to share it. Because life is better when you share it.

Many things in life inspire philanthropy, such as your faith in humanity and your belief in the human spirit to overcome.

Life isn't about what you have but what you have to give.

Forget about getting, simply give; and I guarantee you, you will get much.

The sannyasin knows what it means to be an emperor, because he simply gives; he enjoys giving, he loves sharing. And the miracle of life is: the more you give the more you have.

Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich. Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you'll be thankful.