Generosity Quotes And Sayings

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“The higher the rank I attain, the more humbly I behave. The greater my power, the less I exercise it. The richer my wealth, the more I give away. Thus I avoid envy, spite and misery. ”
– Sun Shu Ao

“I would hope they would develop some kind of habit that involves understanding that their life is so full they can afford to give in all kinds of ways to other people. I consider that to be baseline spirituality.”
– Susan Sarandon

“That which is selfish is immoral, and that which is unselfish is moral.”
– Swami Vivekananda

“Through bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.”
– Tahir Shah

“He that gives should never remember, he that receives should never forget.”
– Talmud

“To allow poverty in the modern world is the most pervasive form of violence we enact upon one another. As long as we allow peoples to live in poverty, there will be no real or lasting peace – no end to violence, terrorism, and war. Selfishness, greed, and hatred produce poverty, a great adversary to our humanity. If our divinity is to be found in our humanity, then poverty is also an adversary of the divine kingdom.”
– Tau Malachi

“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

“Generosity needs no logrolling.”
– Toba Beta

“Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.”
– Unknown

“By what we get, we make a living. By what we give, we make a life.”
– Unknown

“A candle loses none of its light by lighting another candle.”
– Unknown

“What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you. Every act of kindness and generosity you show to others will be rewarded.”
– Unknown

“Being rich is not how much you have. It’s how much you give.”
– Unknown

“If you have plenty, give generously. If you have just enough, give something. If you have not, smile & distinguish yourself with politeness.”
– Unknown

“Poor people are often the most generous.”
– Unknown

“When helping others, do not look for a reward; if you are looking for rewards, don’t help others.”
– Unknown

“When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.”
– Vernon McLellan

“Want now, and want later, give and never lack.”
– W.M. Melvin

“The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.”
– Walt Whitman

“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
– Warren Buffet

“Helping people and putting smiles on their faces is a great, great thing. God only knows why more people don’t do it more often.”
– Wayne Gerard Trotman

“Infinitely more important than sharing one’s material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves—our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.”
– William E. Simon

“You make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.”
– Winston Churchill

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
– Unknown

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