Generosity Quotes · Page 45

Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.

— Anonymous

It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need.

— Allan Lokos

Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants.

— Pierre Corneille

I was running a charity that taught teenagers about furniture restoration. The Guardian online did a piece with me and it went…

— Jay Blades

If I ever get out of here, thought of giving it all away to a registered charity.

— Paul McCartney

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

— Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

“Truth begets humility, which is the virtue of virtues, and charity gives it life and form.”

— Peter J. Arnoudt

Cheerfulness is like money well expended in charity; the more we dispense of it, the greater our possession.

— Victor Hugo

I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity…

— Eduardo Galeano

Generosity is self-existing openness, complete openness. You are no longer subject to cultivating your own scheme or project. And the best way…

— Chogyam Trungpa

Socially prominent people are very fond of disease, because it gives them a chance to have these really elaborate charity functions, and…

— Dave Barry

I'm not going to run around uselessly spending money. It's a matter of choosing your charity. Some people choose themselves. For me,…

— Claude Picasso

I don't think we should judge celebrities for doing charity work. Period. Whatever their reasons for doing it, they are shedding light…

— Liya Kebede

Every now and then I will play; I try to focus on charitable work. I might do it because it's an offer…

— Andre Agassi

My husband and I are big givers to charity, and we are teaching our son Barron all about giving his old toys…

— Melania Trump

A man should fear when he enjoys only the good he does publicly. Is it not, publicity rather than charity, which he…

— Henry Ward Beecher

“If any lesson may be learned from the academic breakthroughs achieved by Pineapple and Jeremy, it is not that we should celebrate…

— Jonathan Kozol

And you receivers - and you are all receivers - assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself…

— Khalil Gibran

“Damn right! The time of your life! Gotta wrap up all those life events, all those parties, into one - birthdays, wedding,…

— Neal Shusterman

“It is on the consciousness level of the heart that we begin to understand that we are not separated from life. We…

— Swami Dhyan Giten

“Perhaps the most legitimately dispiriting thing about reciprocal altruism is that it is a misnomer. Whereas with kin selection the "goal" of…

— Robert Wright

“The Linux world behaves in many respects like a free market or an ecology, a collection of selfish agents attempting to maximize…

— Eric S. Raymond

“Tzedakah is different than charity. Charity comes from the word charitus, which means heart. Tzedakah comes from the word tzedek, which means…

— Celso Cukierkorn

Considering how much we are all given to discuss the characters of others, and discuss them often not in the strictest spirit…

— Anthony Trollope

Lets hear it for the good people out there, being reliable, loyal, trustworthy, giving and kind.

— Anonymous

“The giving hand is considered powerful; the receiving hand is considered weak. It’s better to give than to receive.”

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.

— William Arthur Ward

Civilization has been thrust upon me... and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity.

— Luther Standing Bear

The charity that I work for is the Johnson Cancer Research Foundation at UCLA. I also do work with Stand Up To…

— Maura Tierney

“I know that love is giving yourself to someone else. Giving yourself to someone without losing yourself”

— Tiffany Reisz

That's why charity work is very selfish at the same time, because it makes you feel good.

— Maria Menounos

Its hard to simultaneously hold onto self-hatred when youre actively engaged in acts of charity.

— Senoraroy

“If all of us in the world just shared love, just a little, charity foundations wouldn’t be needed.”

— Cristiane Serruya

The possession of a library, or the free use of it, no more constitutes learning, than the possession of wealth constitutes generosity.

— Samuel Smiles

“An act of charity by the citizens questions the worthiness of the government.”

— Amit Kalantri

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

— Daniel Goleman

Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing.

— Charles Caleb Colton

I have come to believe that giving and receiving are really the same. Giving and receiving - not giving and taking

— Joyce Grenfell

The first proof of charity in a priest, especially a bishop, is poverty.

— Victor Hugo

Dear young people, put your talents at the service of the Gospel, with creativity and boundless charity.

— Pope Francis