Quotes About Generosity

The 'rob from the rich, give to the poor' is more of a general overview than a specific thing we have to do every time. It really means making sure those who have too much do some sharing with those who have too little, and it isn't always just about valuables or money or even basic things like food. It is also about sharing power and opportunities.

The choice to love is the choice to take initiative. It is the choice to do or say something for the other person's benefit, something that would help make them a better person, something that would enrich their lives or make life more meaningful for them.

But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love.

Life is filled with opportunities to express love by acts of service.

Loving others sometimes requires a love far greater and purer than our own. — Dawn Lilly

If you are to become an effective gift giver, you may have to change your attitude about money.

It is the choice to expend energy in an effort to benefit the other person, knowing that if his or her life is enriched by your effort, you too will find a sense of satisfaction—the satisfaction of having genuinely loved another.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."5

If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink. —Proverbs 25:21

We cannot take credit for the kind and generous things we do while under the influence of "the obsession." We are pushed and carried along by an instinctual force that goes beyond our normal behavior patterns. But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love.

Strew nuggets of affirmation and caring along your path today; you never know whose day you'll brighten. — Mary Kay Moody

Why do we live but to serve, give, share, love, and comfort others? — Clay Taylor

Acting kindly means dying to our selfish desires so that the needs of others might be met. Self-denial goes against everything the evening news suggests about human nature. But when we live out God's kindness in ordinary ways, even moments of despair can become opportunities for hope. P

If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God's love be in that person? —1 John 3:17

The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends. —Proverbs 11:30

Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly. —Psalm 112:5

Using creativity in giving is a way of loving others with genuine affection. — Robbie Iobst —

If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would have gained nothing. —1 Corinthians 13:3

Be kind to the poor and treat others fairly, for both acts demonstrate love. — Helene C. Kuoni

But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them. —Deuteronomy 15:7

Giving is about letting go and trusting God, even when others don't understand. — Sandy Cathcart —

Acts of love done in secret will keep us humble. — James Stuart Bell

Don't love money; love the people and the God you can give it to. — Joseph Compaine —

Don't be concerned for your own good but for the good of others. —1 Corinthians 10:24