Generous Quotes · Page 11

One would give generous alms if one had the eyes to see the beauty of a cupped receiving hand.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The American people are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness, with the possible, exception of stupidity.

— Will Rogers

Cyndi Lauper was hilarious and generous, someone I'd loved from childhood who didn't disappoint.

— Emma Forrest

I try to be kind and generous, and to give to people, and to do what I think God wants me to…

— Anonymous

Elizabeth ... had the prerogative of the rich that she could be generous with large sums and niggardly over small ones.

— Sylvia Townsend Warner

Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.

— Seth Godin

S.I.N.G.L.E = Strong, Independent, Noticeable, Generous, Loving , Enlightened.

— Anonymous

Love, yes, love your calling, for this holy and generous love will impart strength to you so as to enable you to…

— Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

I've spent so many years talking about poverty and economic justice, I'm strongly tempted to get biblical. Jesus' teachings are so radical;…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

I must admit that I am not generous with weak people. It's not in my nature or in my personality. My parents…

— Oriana Fallaci

Who feels injustice, who shrinks before a slight, who has a sense of wrong so acute, and so glowing a gratitude for…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

I'm from a pretty working-class background, and I really worked hard in my life to eradicate those parts of myself that were…

— George Saunders

We have previously suggested that philanthropy combines genuine pity with the display of power and that the latter element explains why the…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

While generosity may be the antidote for the dizzying effects of wealth, your appetite for more may function as an antidote against…

— Andy Stanley

Be kind, be loving, be generous. Give of yourself, give of your time and you'll be free. It's the oldest secret, the…

— Frederick Lenz

Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to…

— Anonymous

Do the gods of different nations talk to each other?...Is there some annual get-together where they compare each other's worshippers? Mine will…

— Orson Scott Card

Granted, we may try to help our own family members because they share our DNA. Or help someone else in expectation that…

— Richard Dawkins

Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Watson love Mercy [Watson]. Eugenia hates Mercy. Baby likes Mercy. Mercy loves toast. And the plot,…

— Kate DiCamillo

I too have a certain idea of America. Moreover, I would not feel entitled to say that of any other country, except…

— Margaret Thatcher

Sometimes it's more generous to take than give, he said. "How?" Caroline asked. "To let the other person give you what he…

— Luanne Rice

One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem…

— Bette Midler

In the darkest hour through which a human soul can pass, whatever else is doubtful, this at least is certain. If there…

— Frederick William Robertson

I do mean this - I had the good fortune of being around a number of Alzheimer's patients in the last three…

— James Rebhorn

Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.

— Jalal Talabani

The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.

— Carol Ryrie Brink

I really believe in my work and in no way think I'm taking advantage of anyone. I feel generous when selling my…

— Mark Kostabi

The fashion world is very active and generous, despite the fact that it is not very well respected - or at least…

— Miuccia Prada

When somebody teaches you to love something, you never forget that! It's such a generous thing to do.

— Robert Rinder

O Poverty, thy thousand ills combined Sink not so deep into the generous mind, As the contempt and laughter of mankind.

— Juvenal

The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance --

— Robert A. Heinlein

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

— Maria Edgeworth

Guys who are charismatic and fun-loving and sweet and generous are the ones I want to date.

— Victoria Justice

If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one…

— Dalai Lama

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. If you are generous, you will gain everything.

— Confucius

“Show your compassion to people in their life time; no amount of your tears can serve as compensation when their coffins are…

— Israelmore Ayivor

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

— Anonymous

The gentleman is generous and treats all men as his equals, especially those whom he feels to be inferior in rank and…

— Hilaire Belloc

We work with whoever is elected. Some will bring a more generous, open view of the world than others.

— Bill Gates