Quotes About Generosity

He that has given today may, if he so please, take away tomorrow.

"A cigar," said the altruist, "a cigar, my good man, I cannot give you. But any time you need a light, just come around; mine is always lit."

If we worried half as much what others are doing for us and spent twice as much time helping others, we would all be exponentially happier.

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for, not so we feel guilty about what we have that others don't, but to be genuinely grateful for our blessings.

When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.

Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory.

We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism.

I wanna be a part of the generation that throws out money, throws out time, throws out all that we are against something bigger than ourselves.

Aye, I'm tellin' ye, happiness is one of the few things in this world that doubles every time you share it with someone else.

If we think of our heart, rather than our purse, as the reservoir of our giving, we shall find it full all the time!

The great people I've met always have time for the niceties.

It often happens that those who spend their time giving light to others, remain in darkness themselves.

The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand in business.

There is no better time than right now to start your own "family tradition" of helping needy children.

Don't be a hog: the only time a hog helps the community is when he dies.

It seems to me that we spend an inordinate amount of time and attention on fixing ourselves when we could really be directing that out to serving others.

Of course, this is the season to be jolly, but it is also a good time to be thinking about those who aren't.

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

I do benefits. I do them all the time. There's so many people out there that needs help that I can't say I won't help them.

I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.

If there's time for an emergency, why isn't there time for brilliance, generosity or learning?

Whenever somebody reaches above their own limitations - I always tell people, the best time to go give is when you have nothing.

Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.

It's easy to be generous with money. Far harder to be generous with your time.