Generous Quotes

889 quotes by 706 authors

It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that,… — Camille Claudel
Be generous in the bedroom. Share your sandwich. — Homer
Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance -- — Robert A. Heinlein
When our cup runs over, we let others drink the drops that fall, but not a drop from within the rim, and call it charity;… — Henry Ward Beecher
I believe that what so saddens the reformer is not his sympathy with his fellows in distress, but, though he be the holiest son of… — Henry David Thoreau
Kindness is not without its rocks ahead. People are apt to put it down to an easy temper and seldom recognize it as the secret… — Honore de Balzac
I believe in love. I believe in hard times and love winning. I believe marriage is hard. I believe people make mistakes. I believe people… — Isabel Gillies
The fountain of beauty is the heart and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber. — Francis Quarles
Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit at every breeze. — Samuel Johnson
A generous heart repairs a slanderous tongue. — Homer
Like the vast majority of Americans, I've opposed same-sex marriage, but I've also opposed unjust discrimination against anyone, for racial or religious reasons, or for… — Mitt Romney
Being generous and kindly in speech, doing a good turn for others, and treating all alike. One like this will be praised. — Gautama Buddha
Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you… — Barbara Sher
Being generous, just helping one's relatives and being blameless in one's actions; this is the best good luck. — Gautama Buddha
A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity. — Gautama Buddha
Never resist a generous impulse. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
As Gandhi wisely points out, even as we serve others we are working on ourselves; every act, every word, every gesture of genuine compassion naturally… — Wayne Muller
Time is an ethereal and sometimes cruel goddess. In her relentless passing, she steals away our youth and vitality, often in ways that seem insignificant… — Michael Kelleher
Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things. — Bhartrhari
Impatient men are generous ones. Or haven't you learned that by now? — Megan Chance

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