Generosity Quotes

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The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own. — Laozi
There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you've grown in self-control, judgment, generosity, and unselfishness. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
If you want to conquer lust for wealth, love selflessness and sparing way of life. If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity.… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov
God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us. — Paulo Coelho
Saying â€˜Noâ€™ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying â€˜Yesâ€™ is not always a virtue — Paulo Coelho
Generosity is a virtue for individuals, not governments. When governments are generous it is with other peopleâ€™s money, other peopleâ€™s safety, other peopleâ€™s future. — P.D. James
I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint of… — Muhammad Ali
Nowhere are the generosity and the kindness and mercy of God more manifest than in repentance. — Boyd K. Packer
Can anything be imagined more abhorrent to every sentiment of generosity and justice, than the law which arms the rich with the legal right to… — William C. Bryant
Winning peace means the triumph of our pledge to establish, on a democratic basis, a new social framework of tolerance and generosity from which no… — Federico Mayor Zaragoza
Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions of our veterans,… — George H. W. Bush
There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it's a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean there… — Roald Dahl
Initiate giving. Don't wait for someone to ask. See what happens - especially to you. You may find that you gain a greater clarity about… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Generosity is revolutionary, counter-instinctual. Our survival instinct is to care only for ourselves and our loved ones. But we can transform our relationship to that… — Noah Levine
While America has always been and always will be a safe harbor for those being persecuted by tyrannical governments we must be vigilant to ensure… — Bill Shuster
The Devil doesn't make us do anything. The Devil, for example, doesn't make us mean. Rather, when we're mean, we make the Devil. Literally. Our… — Tom Robbins
Affluence includes money but is not just money. It is the abundance, the flow, the generosity of the universe, where every desire we have must… — Deepak Chopra
Nirvana manifests as ease, as love, as connectedness, as generosity, as clarity, as unshakable freedom. This isnâ€™t watering down nirvana. This is the reality of… — Jack Kornfield
The spirit of Christmas is - and hopefully always will be - about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth. — Nick Rahall
Some men find happiness in gluttony and in drunkenness, but no delicate viands can touch their taste with the thrill of pleasure, and what generosity… — Edwin Percy Whipple

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