Generosity Quotes · Page 73

“You deserve so much more than charity," he said, his chest heaving. "You deserve to live, You deserve to be alive .”

— Tahereh Mafi

I believe that charity begins at home. Others will donate to my trust only if I do it first.

— Raghava Lawrence

What I am fighting is the idea that charity is a moral duty and a primary virtue.

— Ayn Rand

The cuisine, it is all about putting generosity before rigour and pleasure before lucidity.

— Pierre Gagnaire

There are several things to be learned about money from Scripture, and the concepts of generosity and giving are in there.

— Dave Ramsey

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

— Albert Camus

For me, food is about generosity, and this should reflect on the plate as well.

— Marco Pierre White

Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.

— Nargis Fakhri

The only things standing between you and the compassionate, wise, and creative person you want to be are matters of choice. Your…

— Gary Zukav

I spend as much time as I possibly can doing things for other people, if I can. If I see a need…

— Jane Seymour

As soon as you become of interest to the media, the charity requests start rolling in, and it's not easy saying no.…

— David Harewood

The tradition of gift giving at Christmas is said to have its origin in the story of the wise men. They came…

— Randy Vader

As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs…

— Honore de Balzac

Africans… their tired. They’re tired of being the subject of everybody’s charity and care. We are grateful, but we know that we…

— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

I began to enjoy my own generosity; I felt the pleasure of pleasing others, especially as this was accompanied by money-power. I…

— Hanif Kureishi

In my clinical practice, the one diagnosis I always dreaded giving was Alzheimer's. Billions have been spent on research, but there's still…

— Michael Greger

Welfare states on both sides of the Atlantic have discovered that largesse to losers does not reduce their hostility to society, but…

— Thomas Sowell

Note that charity is given only to those who seek it, only to those who earnestly pray for it, only to those…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

We must recover the whole sense of gift, of gratuitousness, of solidarity. Rampant capitalism has taught the logic of profit at all…

— Pope Francis

Pleasure cannot be shared; like Pain, it can only be experienced or inflicted, and when we give Pleasure to our Lovers or…

— Aldous Huxley

The energy and generosity of spirit of the people I meet everywhere I perform is what inspires me to make music and…

— Emma Hewitt

People are complicated creatures. On the one hand, capable of great acts of charity, and on the other, capable of the most…

— Mary Alice

You have to have a positive strategy to make more partners and fewer terrorists. Harry Truman and George Marshall took a little…

— Bill Clinton

If the world is made to furnish each individual with the means of livelihood and the instruments for his growth and progress,…

— Pope Paul VI

Be with someone who gives their love openly and generously. Receiving love should not have to be a constant struggle.

— Ritu Ghatourey

There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.

— Maimonides

Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.

— Anonymous

Earning of livelihood by following some profession is better than living on charity.

— Umar

Women are always anxious to urge bachelors to matrimony; is it from charity, or revenge ?.

— Louis Gustave Vapereau

Foundations exist to help charities, to help those in need. And Mr. Trump has been incredibly generous throughout his career.

— Kellyanne Conway

What you give for the cause of charity in health is gold; what you give in sickness is silver; what you give…

— Jewish Proverb

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

— John Holmes

I cannot think of a better definition of Christianity than that: give, give, give.

— James I. McCord

Happiness. Allowing ourselves to feel happy at work can be a tremendous act of generosity to ourselves and to those around us.

— Marc Lesser

“Charity should not be done for publicity—it should be done quietly and anonymously.”

— Suk Lee

True sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

For over 35 years, I've been making charitable donations anonymously.

— Jerry Perenchio

Our charity is to be cordial...something that renews, invigorates and warms. Such should be the effect of our love for each other.

— Catherine McAuley

If Stephen Harper took off his shirt in public, I'm not sure he'd raise any money for charity.

— Margaret Trudeau

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you needed

— Kendrick Cole