Generosity Quotes
877 quotes by 634 authors
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Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.
— Luc de Clapiers
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The more generous we are, the more joyous we become.
— William Arthur Ward
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Christmas is more that a time of festivities, family, and friends; it is a season of generosity, gladness, and gratitude.
— William Arthur Ward
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You are goodness and mercy and compassion and understanding. You are peace and joy and light. You are forgiveness and patience, strength and courage, a…
— Neale Donald Walsch
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A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
— Otto von Bismarck
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Whenever I find a great deal of gratitude in a poor man, I take it for granted there would be as much generosity if he…
— Alexander Pope
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Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.
— Michael Josephson
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When in doubt, err on the side of generosity.
— Ping Fu
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It's rare to find a consistently creative or insightful person who is also an angry person. They can't occupy the same space, and if your…
— Seth Godin
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The act of nutrition is not a purely physiological event... The family meal is a formality that cultivates in us... a capacity for sharing, generosity,…
— Francine du Plessix Gray
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We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy.
— Dean Koontz
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Go out into the world and do good until there is too much good in the world.
— Larry H. Miller
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Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my…
— Jackie DeShannon
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Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all…
— Helen Dyer
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We have to cultivate contentment with what we have. We really don't need much. When you know this, the mind settles down. Cultivate generosity. Delight…
— Tenzin Palmo
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[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress] to attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty…
— William Branch Giles
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Consider the generosity of our Savior: what He acquired by dying becomes ours by eating. As often as we receive this Sacrament with proper dispositions,…
— Louis of Granada
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It is not in everyone's power to secure wealth, office, or honors; but everyone may be good, generous, and wise.
— Luc de Clapiers
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A generous action is its own reward.
— William Thomas Walsh
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America has a long and rich tradition of generosity that began with simple acts of neighbor helping neighbor.
— Helen Boosalis
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