Generosity Quotes

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Generosity should never exceed ability. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Allah's Generosity is connected to gratitude, and gratitude is linked to increase in His generosity. The generosity of Allah will not stop increasing unless the… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Princeton has made an enormous difference in my life, and I am delighted to be able to express my gratitude in such a tangible way.… — Gordon Wu
I am convinced that the devil has caused the subject of giving to stir up resistance and resentment among God's people because he knows there… — Stephen F Olford
Seeker, empty the boat, lighten the load, be free of craving and judgment and hatred, and feel the joy of the way. — Gautama Buddha
Practice giving things away, not just things you don't care about, but things you do like. Remember, it is not the size of a gift,… — Robert Thurman
Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things. — Bhartrhari
You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front. You can gain more friends by building people up… — Sasha Azevedo
Kindness refreshes and restores the tired and broken. — Gerard Straub
When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received. — Gautama Buddha
Happiness never decreased by being shared. — Gautama Buddha
Because there is no nation so powerful it cannot be wounded, nor a people so small they cannot offer mighty comfort. — Carmen Agra Deedy
Impatient men are generous ones. Or haven't you learned that by now? — Megan Chance
I once made the mistake of writing a story with David Corbett. The man smoked me. He can delineate the character and personality of an… — Luis Alberto Urrea
Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual… — Gautama Buddha
To quote the exceptional teacher Marva Collins, "I will is more important than IQ." It is wonderful to have a terrific mind, but it's been… — Rafe Esquith
Tyranny brings ignorance and brutality with it. It degrades men from their just rank into the class of brutes; it damps their spirits; it suppresses… — Jonathan Mayhew
And what is the great thing that the stage does? It cultivates the imagination. And . . . the imagination constitutes the great difference between… — Robert Green Ingersoll
In doing one's work primarily for God, the fear of undue restriction is put, sooner or later, out of the question. He pays me and… — Basil King
DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears. — Ambrose Bierce

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