Candid Quote by Isaac Barrow

Generosity is the vanity of giving.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

How seldom is generosity perfect and pure! How often do men give because it throws a certain inferiority on those who receive, and superiority…

— Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are.

— Johnnetta B. Cole

Generosity is an attitude of understanding which we choose to respond to what is happening around us.

— Kishore Bansal

Nothing teaches character better than generosity.

— Jim Rohn

Generosity is a lovely attribute, and we only practice it when relationships are more important to us than our possessions.

— Michael Wright

Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed

— Mahatma Gandhi

“There is a mystery about generosity. If you see it with your human eyes you might think that you lose—position, recognition, resources—when you give…

— JA Perez

Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple…

— Gil Fronsdal

Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.

— William Arthur Ward

Generosity makes at least two people feel good.

— Karan Casey