Generosity Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me. Therefore…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Exaggeration is in the course of things. Nature sends no creature, no man into the world, without adding a small excess of his proper…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.

— Anonymous

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness…

— Anonymous

I think more and more people are becoming much more sensitive to what they do with their money when they die, especially if they…

— Angela Rippon

Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined.

— James Cook

Both fact and logic seem to me to support the view that savings invested in privately owned economic tools of production amount to an…

— F. A. Harper

Businesses acting as businesses, not as charitable donors, are the most powerful force for addressing the pressing issues society face(s)

— Tony Elumelu

The next time you're looking at a charity, don't ask about the rate of their overhead. Ask about the scale of their dreams.

— Anonymous

I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum.

— Jack Monroe

I would have none of that rigid circumspect charity which is never done without scrutiny, and which always mistrusts the truth of the necessities…

— Jean Baptiste Massillon

In this choice of inheritance we have given to our frame of polity the image of a relation in blood; binding up the constitution…

— Edmund Burke

The greatest charity you can contribute to is yourself. Instead of spending a dollar to help feed hungry children, why not spend that dollar…

— Zach Braff