Quotes About Generosity

Au lieu de t'acheter un objet que tu aimerais posséder, je te donne un objet qui m'appartiens, vraiment à moi, un cadeau. C'est un témoignage de respect envers celui qui se tient face à moi. une façon de lui faire comprendre combien il importe d'être près de lui. Il possède maintenant une petite part de moi-même, que je lui ai librement et spontanément remise.

Anyone who's loved has more love to give.

There is no happiness in having and getting, only in giving.

You've discovered a wellspring, simply allow it to flow and it will fill your world. Don't try to keep a safe distance so as to see what happens. Don't wait to be certain before you take a step. What you give, you will receive, although it might sometimes come from the place you least expect. (p229)

It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny.

cuanto más estés dispuesto a dar, más recibirás a cambio.

The only greatness is unselfish Love.

Só conseguimos ser generosos connosco nas poucas vezes que precisamos de ser severos.

A única maneira de salvarmos os nossos sonhos, é sermos generosos connosco.

Y, de nuevo, quien ama sale ganando, aunque no busque ninguna recompensa.

We must have this rule, for there are those whose hearts are so hard that they will come and buy this rice that is given for the poor--for a penny will not feed any man like this--and they will carry the rice home to feed to their pigs for slop. And the rice is for men and not for pigs (Buck, 105).

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

I dedicate the merit of the occasion to all beings. This gesture of universal friendship has been likened to a drop of fresh spring water. If we put it on a rock in the sunshine, it will soon evaporate. If we put it in the ocean, however, it will never be lost. Thus the wish is made that we not keep the teachings to ourselves but to use them to benefit others.

If with kindly generosity One merely has the wish to soothe The aching heads of other beings, Such merit knows no bounds.

THE ESSENCE of generosity is letting go.

We don't experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away.

It is with this unfixated mind of prajna that we practice generosity, discipline, enthusiasm, patience, and meditation, moving from narrow-mindedness to flexibility and fearlessness.

In a nutshell, when life is pleasant, think of others. When life is a burden, think of others. If this is the only training we ever remember to do, it will benefit us tremendously and everyone else as well.

The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something—usually ourselves.

The point is that you begin where you are, you see what a child you are, and you don't criticize that. You begin to explore, with a lot of humor and generosity toward yourself, all the places where you cling, and every time you cling, you realize, "Ah!

soften, to connect with your heart and engender a basic attitude of generosity and compassion toward yourself, the archetypal coward.

At the end of the talk, I dedicate the merit of the occasion to all beings. This gesture of universal friendship has been likened to a drop of fresh springwater. If we put it on a rock in the sunshine, it will soon evaporate. If we put it in the ocean, however, it will never be lost. Thus the wish is made that we not keep the teachings to ourselves but use them to benefit others.

From a gesture of generosity, true letting go will evolve.

Two kinds of selfish people: the unwise and the wise. Unwise selfish people think only of themselves, and the result is confusion and pain. Wise selfish people know that the best thing they can do for themselves is to be there for others. As a result, they experience joy.