Generosity Quotes · Page 41

“Cold, truthful common sense was harder to like than warm, hopeful generosity.”

— Trudi Canavan

“We are nourished by our relationships and generosity in return to our kindness and compassion for others.”

— Gyalwa Dokhampa

Government charity gives the most to those who refuse to help themselves; private charity gives less.

— James Cook

I want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy.

— Wyclef Jean

“I am infinitely more touched by your extreme generosity than with the inhumanity of that gentleman”

— Voltaire

My favorite online communities are characterized by their incredible generosity.

— Caterina Fake

“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.”

— Albert Camus

Human life runs its course in the metamorphosis between receiving and giving.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The welfare state creates its own victim/client constituency. By making individuals free and independent, we reduce the need for 'charity' to those…

— Grover Norquist

“The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic His giving, by grace, through faith, and this…

— St. Nicholas of Myra

Some men find happiness in gluttony and in drunkenness, but no delicate viands can touch their taste with the thrill of pleasure,…

— Edwin Percy Whipple

I think the power of a grandchild is it taps an instinct that people later in life also have towards... the world…

— David Eisenhower

What the poor need is not charity but capital, not caseworkers but coworkers. And what the rich need is a wise, honorable…

— Clarence Jordan

There are people in need of help. Charity is one of the nobler human motivations. The act of reaching into one's own…

— Walter E. Williams

At the core, our motives are always self-serving, Kate. Altruism is a fog created by sly minds seeking to benefit from the…

— Ilona Andrews

There is a blueprint for every accomplishment-all we need to do is to know how to follow it. Trial and error is…

— Sterling W Sill

I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as…

— Norman Foster

I certainly embrace all the movement that's going on these days about equality for women and equal rights. In general, I would…

— Julie Andrews

My views on charity are very simple. I do not consider it a major virtue and, above all, I do not consider…

— Ayn Rand

Whichever work you do, people go through life having several priorities. I know my football is what got me here. The work…

— Vincent Kompany

“And St. Francis added: "My dear and beloved Brother, the treasure of blessed poverty is so very precious and divine that we…

— St. Francis of Assisi

And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me…

— Simon Raven

It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts…

— Eric Hoffer

True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others…

— Dalai Lama

It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.

— Isabel Allende

I have a festival called Shaggy and Friends, which is a charity event to raise funds for a hospital.

— Shaggy

“Honesty and contentment are the pathways that lead to a life of integrity and generosity.”

— Gary Rohrmayer

A charity dollar has only one life; a Social Business dollar can be invested over and over again.

— Muhammad Yunus

I want to be able to fight for what I'm worth, not someone else's generosity.

— Carlos Newton

“Lord Henry smiled. People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth…

— Oscar Wilde

Charity is one of those remarkable words that helps to identify the fault lines of a culture.

— Janet Poppendieck

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.”

— Anonymous

Women have the genius of charity. A man gives but his gold; a woman adds to it her sympathy.

— Ernest Legouve

Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.

— Bernard of Clairvaux

As a patron of a youth education charity it is my duty to use my platform as a voice for all, regardless…

— Chris Smalling

My father worked for a children's home called Dr. Barnardo's Homes. They're a charity.

— David Bowie

“...a dozen hands engaged in hard, charitable work will change more lives than thousands of hands clasped in prayer.”

— Zach Wahls

Nowhere are the generosity and the kindness and mercy of God more manifest than in repentance.

— Boyd K. Packer

I should like to make myself free to all who care to attend my lectures.

— Howard Pyle

I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.

— Bob Woodward