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128 Generosity Quotes

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Short generosity quotes

  1. Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

    Albert CamusAlbert Camus quote #187
  2. It's not what you give, it's the way you give it.

    Bruce LeeBruce Lee quote #114
  3. Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.

    Clarence DarrowClarence Darrow quote #62
  4. The love we give away is the only love we keep.

    Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard quote #98
  5. The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.

    Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt quote #19
  6. Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.

    Erich FrommErich Fromm quote #88
  7. We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.

    Evelyn WaughEvelyn Waugh quote #73
  8. In charity there is no excess.

    Francis BaconFrancis Bacon quote #91

More generosity quotes

  1. Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them.

    Albert SchweitzerAlbert Schweitzer quote #89
  2. The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.

    DemosthenesDemosthenes quote #5
  3. True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.

    Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha quote #9
  4. Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

    George WashingtonGeorge Washington quote #97
  5. The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.

    Henry FordHenry Ford quote #51
  6. What is Friendship? Something deep That the heart can spend and keep: Wealth that greatens while we give, Praise that heartens us to live.

    Henry van DykeHenry van Dyke quote #12
  7. I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

    Johann Kaspar LavaterJohann Kaspar Lavater quote #20
  8. For when I gave you an inch, you took an ell.

    John HeywoodJohn Heywood quote #54
  9. How much easier is it to be generous than just.

    JuniusJunius quote #19
  10. It is when we ask for love less and begin giving it more that the basis of human love is revealed to us.

    Leo BuscagliaLeo Buscaglia quote #30
  11. Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.

    Leo BuscagliaLeo Buscaglia quote #72
  12. When it comes to giving love, the opportunities are unlimited, and we are all gifted.

    Leo BuscagliaLeo Buscaglia quote #84
  13. What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.

    Leo BuscagliaLeo Buscaglia quote #89
  14. When you give each other everything, it becomes an even trade. Each wins all.

    Lois McMaster BujoldLois McMaster Bujold quote #71
  15. You try to give away what you want yourself.

    Lois McMaster BujoldLois McMaster Bujold quote #98
  16. I don't understand why people aren't a little more generous with each other.

    Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe quote #34
  17. I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

    Maya AngelouMaya Angelou quote #33
  18. To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.

    Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali quote #98
  19. What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.

    Oprah WinfreyOprah Winfrey quote #35
  20. When we rejoice in our fullness, then we can part with our fruits with joy.

    Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore quote #184
  21. A favor well bestowed is almost as great an honor to him who confers it as to him who receives it.

    Richard SteeleRichard Steele quote #12
  22. For me, success is being able to give back to your friends, your family, your community, those in need and the world entire.

    Richie SamboraRichie Sambora quote #4
  23. What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes.

    William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray quote #4
  24. You must remember always to give, of everything you have. You must give foolishly even. You must be extravagant. You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. And the more you give, the more you will have to give.

    William SaroyanWilliam Saroyan quote #112
  25. Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.

    Princess Elizabeth BibescoPrincess Elizabeth Bibesco quote #3
  26. I sit at my table en grand seigneur, And when I have done, throw a crust to the poor; Not only the pleasure, one's self, of good living, But also the pleasure of now and then giving. So pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho! So pleasant it is to have money.

    Arthur Hugh CloughArthur Hugh Clough quote #18
  27. As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.

    Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin quote #21
  28. Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.

    Denis DiderotDenis Diderot quote #27
  29. Among the rich you will never find a really generous man even by accident. They may give their money away, but they will never give themselves away; they are egotistic, secretive, dry as old bones. To be smart enough to get all that money you must be dull enough to want it.

    Gilbert Keith ChestertonGilbert Keith Chesterton quote #46
  30. Poor Nations are hungry, and rich Nations are proud, and Pride and Hunger will ever be at Variance.

    Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift quote #62
  31. He who obtains has little; he who scatters has much.

    Lao TzuLao Tzu quote #25
  32. 'Never ask for anything! Never for anything, and especially from those who are stronger than you. They'll make the offer themselves, and give everything themselves.'

    Mikhail BulgakovMikhail Bulgakov quote #11
  33. I want to thank you for so many gifts you gave with love and tenderness I want to thank you I want to thank you for your generosity the love and the honesty that you gave me

    Natalie MerchantNatalie Merchant quote #43
  34. I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks/It feels good puttin money in your mailbox

    Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur quote #92
  35. And ain't no need in being greedy/If you wanna see me dial the beeper number baby when you need me

    Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur quote #296
  36. There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.

    Elvis PresleyElvis Presley quote #49
  37. You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.

    Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill quote #215
  38. Do good in secret

    Koichi ToheiKoichi Tohei quote #10
  39. Generous, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.

    Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce quote #39
  40. Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

    Andre GideAndre Gide quote #18
  41. 'From what we get, we can make a living: what we give, however makes a life.'

    Arthur AsheArthur Ashe quote #2
  42. The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.

    Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli quote #222
  43. Money is like manure, it should be spread around.

    Brooke AstorBrooke Astor quote #2
  44. If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him...The people who give you their food give you their heart.

    Cesar ChavezCesar Chavez quote #55
  45. It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with all they possess, that no one would believe it without having seen it. Of anything they have, if you ask them for it, they never say no; rather they invite the person to share it, and show as much love as if they were giving their hearts.

    Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus quote #15
  46. 'Don't you know when you give life, then you become what you are?'

    Dave MatthewsDave Matthews quote #15
  47. I tell you what : I give you all of my strength - I seal it inside a little green envelope and mail it to you with hope and peace and much much love. Take all you need and take it quickly.

    Douglas CouplandDouglas Coupland quote #18
  48. Give, and thou shalt receive. Give thoughts of cheer, Of courage and success, to friend and stranger. And from a thousand sources, far and near, Strength will be sent thee in thy hour of danger.

    Ella Wheeler WilcoxElla Wheeler Wilcox quote #19
  49. Give of thy love, nor wait to know the worth Of what thou lovest; and ask no returning. And wheresoe'er thy pathway leads on earth, There thou shalt find the lamp of love-light burning.

    Ella Wheeler WilcoxElla Wheeler Wilcox quote #20
  50. 'Give,' said the little stream, 'Give, oh give, give, oh give,' As it hurried down the hill. 'I am small, I know, but wherever I go The fields grow greener still.'

    Fanny CrosbyFanny Crosby quote #1
  51. ?No me mires mas! Si quieres te dare mis ojos, que son frescos, y mis espaldas para que te compongas la joroba que tienes.

    Federico Garcia LorcaFederico Garcia Lorca quote #12
  52. Tel homme est ingrat, qui est moins coupable de son ingratitude que celui qui lui a fait du bien.

    Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld quote #35
  53. On ne donne rien si liberalement que ses conseils.

    Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld quote #40
  54. Il n'est pas si dangereux de faire du mal a la plupart des hommes que de leur faire trop de bien.

    Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld quote #65
  55. La reconnaissance de la plupart des hommes n'est qu'une secrete envie de recevoir de plus grands bienfaits.

    Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld quote #74
  56. Send some roses to Mrs Upjohn and put 'Emily, I love you' on the back of the bill.

    Groucho MarxGroucho Marx quote #53
  57. Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.

    Horace MannHorace Mann quote #21
  58. Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.

    John WesleyJohn Wesley quote #15
  59. Cultivo una rosa blanca En julio como en enero, Para el amigo sincero Que me da su mano franca. Y para el cruel que me arranca El corazon con que vivo, Cardo ni ortiga cultivo, Cultivo una rosa blanca.

    Jose MartiJose Marti quote #51
  60. Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity. He who seeks it elsewhere will not find it for, having drunk from all the glasses of life, he will find satisfaction only in those.

    Jose MartiJose Marti quote #75
  61. Through a marvelous law of natural compensation, he who gives of himself grows, and he who turns inward and lives from small pleasures, is afraid to share them with others, and only thinks avariciously of cultivating his appetites loses his humanity and becomes loneliness itself. He carries in his breast all the dreariness of winter. He becomes in fact and appearance an insect.

    Jose MartiJose Marti quote #83
  62. Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.

    Katharine HepburnKatharine Hepburn quote #23
  63. The hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.

    Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte quote #24
  64. Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt; It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.

    Oliver GoldsmithOliver Goldsmith quote #3
  65. People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves.

    Oscar WildeOscar Wilde quote #80
  66. The way to grow grand is not: to demand. In life's every field you are what you yield.

    Piet HeinPiet Hein quote #13
  67. Inopi beneficium bis dat, qui dat celeriter.

    Publilius SyrusPublilius Syrus quote #2
  68. Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine.

    Ray CharlesRay Charles quote #8
  69. The more you love, the more you can love - and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had time enough, he could love all of that majority who are decent and just.

    Robert A. HeinleinRobert A. Heinlein quote #129
  70. As it is more blessed to give than receive, so it must be more blessed to receive than to give back.

    Robert FrostRobert Frost quote #132
  71. If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.

    Robert SouthRobert South quote #4
  72. That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.

    Simone De BeauvoirSimone De Beauvoir quote #33