Quotes About Generosity

Service without selfness, is not service

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury--you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

Let him who desires to see others happy, make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction.

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit at every breeze.

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.

I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.'

The very West European states that went furthest toward welfare were also the larger imperial states that excluded from their generosity the vast bulk of humanity in the empire's territories.

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else!

We are all blessed in more ways than we realize. The universe is a very generous place. We must learn to give back to create the proper balance. to give and to see the smile upon another being's face, that's one of the richest feelings one can experience. Go get rich.

Most war and strife come from a belief in scarcity.

People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness and inclusiveness.

As Charlotte Brontë said, 'Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.' Parts

He only does not live in vain Who all the means within his reach Employs?his wealth, his thought, his speech? T?advance the weal of other men.

We shall give, says father.

And how was a person to deal with such generosity? To start with, she could appreciate the beautiful things around her.

Trees outstrip most people in the extent and depth of their work for the public good.

You have to do good things for people you care about.

You don't have to keep thanking me. I'm not Mother Teresa.

I'm a library user and I just don't hoard books. To me, they're for sharing.

Cultivate kindness. Never steal anyone's hope.

Christmas and the holidays are the season of giving. It's a time when people are more kind and open-hearted.

Time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously.