Generosity Quotes · Page 60

“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

I already do some charity, but I don't necessarily talk about it. That doesn't mean I don't do it.

— Dan Bilzerian

Giving is not at all interesting; but receiving is, there is no doubt about it, delightful.

— Rose Macaulay

Charity itself consists in acting justly and faithfully in whatever office, business and employment a person is engaged in.

— Emanuel Swedenborg

We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.

— Gwendolyn Brooks

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

— Pope Francis

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

— Victor Hugo

“Real generosity is anonymous to the extent that a man should be prepared even to be considered ungenerous rather than explain it…

— Idries Shah

What would become of the garden if the gardener treated all the weeds and slugs and birds and trespassers as he would…

— Thomas Huxley

There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of…

— Charles Dickens

I think we need to recover the depth, the subtlety, the generosity of imagination, the respect for wisdom that so marked Islam…

— Prince Charles

“In her autobiographical Giving Up the Ghost (2003), Hilary Mantel reveals: “I have always been addicted to something or other, usually something…

— Lynne Truss

It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and…

— Steven Sinofsky

Give worshipfully. Our giving is a reflexive response to God's grace. It doesn't come out of our altruism - it comes out…

— Randy Alcorn

When you achieve equality, and freedom, and fairness, it's not because I grant it to you. It's because you fought for it…

— Kamala Harris

I know that if I feel any deprivation or fear [about money], the solution is to give. The solution is to go…

— Anne Lamott

Socialism has no moral justification whatsoever; poor people are not morally superior to rich people, nor are they owed anything by rich…

— Ben Shapiro

My goal is to change perception about giving money for charity. A lot of people still think that this is only for…

— Lee Min-ho

At least once a year, I meet with a group called the Giving Pledge. It's a group of billionaires - including me,…

— John Paul DeJoria

O Jesus, come back into our society, our family life, our souls and reign there as our peaceful Sovereign. Enlighten with the…

— Pope John XXIII

Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that…

— Marcus Aurelius

Liberals and conservatives disagree over what are the most important sins. For conservatives, the sins that matter are personal irresponsibility, the flight…

— E. J. Dionne

“If a prince wants to keep up a reputation for being generous, Machiavelli remarks: it is necessary for him not to neglect…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

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

— Joyce Grenfell

Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity...

— John Muir

“This is, perhaps, the greatest challenge of our time – to love in the absence of any immediate rewards for our love.”

— Vironika Tugaleva

The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.

— Oscar de la Renta

A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature

— George Orwell

How can we know the true meaning of charity if we don't even know how to help those closest to us?

— Sarah Addison Allen

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

— Victor Hugo

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

— Peter J. Arnoudt

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

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