Quotes About Generosity

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.

The raven of Edgar Allan Poe has a halo that he extinguishes from time to time ("Spanish Generosity")

Forgive and give as if it were your last opportunity. Love like there's no tomorrow, and if tomorrow comes, love again.

It is certain that there can be no work in political economy on any other than an altruistic basis... If our work is to retain any meaning it can only be informed by this: concern for the future, for those who will come after us.

One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it.

Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Joy is a freedom. It helps a person to find his/her own liberation. The person who is joyous takes responsibility for the time he/she takes up and the space that he/she occupies. You share it! Some of you have it ... you share it! That is what joy is! When you continue to give it away you will still have so much more of it.

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers.

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Self-preservation is as important as generosity. Because if you don't preserve yourself, keep enough for yourself, then of course you have nothing to give.

know you have other things to think about, other people who want your time, which I know you probably have to dole out really, really carefully, preserving yourself. Self-preservation is as important as generosity.

Impatient men are generous ones. Or haven't you learned that by now?

The Sullivans are not well known for their generosity.

Human generosity is possible only because at the center of the solar system a magnificent stellar generosity pours forth free energy day and night without stop and without complaint and without the slightest hesitation.

Forgiveness is the best charity. (It is easy to give the poor money and goods when one has plenty, but to forgive is hard; but it is the best thing if one can do it.)

No amount of prayer or meditation can do what helping others can do.

A day in which you do goodness far away from the crowds is indeed a very good day!

All good that you have done for the humanity, keep it like a secret; do your goodness in the shadow! Let one day others find this secret, preferably long after you have passed away!

Be as useful as a tree! Give life to others; be shelter to everyone; grant fruits to all! Be good like a tree!

Be like a flower, give hope to the world!

Create a wisdom and share it with others; in return, don't wait for anything, not even a simple thanks, because expecting something in return does not belongs to the wisdom!

Doing goodness is good only when you don't expect anything in return; not a medal, not even a simple thanking!

Doing of good is the best temple ever built!

Everyday some people discover you! What good things have you got for them? Just like preparing a soup, prepare good things and keep them ready for the people who discover you!