Generosity Quotes

877 quotes by 634 authors

When you learn, teach, when you get, give. — Maya Angelou
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. — John Bunyan
I don't feel any vulgar gratitude to you[for helping me]. I almost feel as if You ought to be grateful to ME, for giving you… — Charles Dickens
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also experienced compassion and… — Augusten Burroughs
Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and… — Confucius
Here and there, human nature may be great in times of trial, but generally speaking it is its weakness and not its strength that appears… — Jane Austen
A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is… — Wendy Mass
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can. — Ashleigh Brilliant
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves. — Helen Keller
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are two kinds of beauty, one being of the soul and the other of the body, That of the soul is revealed through intelligence,… — Miguel de Cervantes
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you. — Mother Teresa
Since Love has made ruins of my heart The sun must come and illumine them. Such generosity has broken me with shame. — Rumi
When the preponderance of human beings choose to act with justice and generosity and kindness, then learning and love and decency prevail. When the preponderance… — Mary Doria Russell
I have been, am, in his service; I have seen his generosity and goodness; and I will never betray him-not for all the gold in… — Jules Verne
Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched… — Kofi Annan
Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us — Pablo Neruda
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the worldâ€™s deep hunger meet. — Frederick Buechner
The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. — Fred Rogers

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