Generosity Quotes

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The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring… — Steven Cojocaru
Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing. — Charles Caleb Colton
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. — Confucius
The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever… — Joseph Conrad
Curiosity endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in their own mode of life which springs from their… — Alistair Cooke
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. — Calvin Coolidge
It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world… — Jacques Yves Cousteau
Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. — Richard Dawkins
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. — Charles Dickens
When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that… — Wayne Dyer
At best the family teaches the finest things human beings can learn from one another generosity and love. But it is also, all too often,… — Barbara Ehrenreich
So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent. — Ralph Fiennes
What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes… — Naomie Harris
A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. — William Hazlitt
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. — Robert A. Heinlein
The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity,… — Christopher Hitchens
There is sublime thieving in all giving. Someone gives us all he has and we are his. — Eric Hoffer
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. — Elbert Hubbard

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