Quotes About Generosity

Dedication is not what others expect of you, it is what you can give to others.

Give, and forget Receive, and remember

Practice Random Acts of Kindness and Senseless Beauty.

There is nothing wrong in wanting money for purpose, however - perhaps to do some good in world - but be cautions about wanting riches for themselves

My father and I look up and then at each other. I can feel my heart separate from the rest of my body. I want to hand it to frothing old man in front of me and say, take it. It's yours, because it has always been yours, if not for your sperm, your food, and the school fees that you pay on my behalf, then who and where would I be? Nothing. I am because you are. I say nothing. Each word I search for flies from my brain before I can send it off my tongue.

The person who does a truly good deed does not remember it as long as does the person for whom it is done. And this is how it ought to be. A truly good deed, by definition, is not done with the expectation of instant return ("I scratched your back, now you scratch mine!").

On the contrary, good deed is altruistic and confident of its own quiet but wonder-working power. And if, after many years, a person's past good deed comes back to him from a different quarter, this means it has made the rounds of that many more people and the circle of its effect has grown that much wider.

It's important to help both friends and strangers when times are hard.

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.

Find the Grace in the things you can't change, and help somebody if you can.

It is not the magnitude of the gift that matters but the magnitude of the heart that offers it.

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

Gifts have ribbons, not strings.

I don't want you to be young and beautiful. I only want one thing. I want you to be kind-hearted - and not just towards cats and dogs.

Kun kaverilla on monta lakkia ja tältä kaverilta meni ainoa, kai kaveri on sen verran kaveri, että antaa yhden monistaan kaverille.

Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot.

Gift giving is a true art. 1. You need to understand the person to whom you intend to give the gift. 2. You need to know what they truly want. 3. You must be able to give it to them. Anything less is a symptom of varying degrees, on your part, of ignorance, distance, or insult. But if you cannot afford the right gift, telling the person what you would do if you could , justifies everything—as you present that not-so-perfect substitute.

Forget yourself for others, and others will

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.

Thoughts of lack and scarcity breed feelings of aggressiveness, selfishness, worry, and jealousy. Its effects are negative. Thoughts of abundance breed feelings of kindness, love, prosperity, and generosity. Its effects are positive. Which thoughts you choose to focus on is entirely up to you.

Santa Claus had the right idea. Visit everyone once a year.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

Each day try and go through the day with an attitude of being a servant to the world. You'll benefit the most - and the way will be joyous.

To me India is a land of beauty and generosity, of traditional hospitality and the acceptance of many cultures.