The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

The severest self-denials and the most lavish gifts are of no value in God's esteem unless they are prompted by love.

Giving sacrificially also means giving the best. If we have two blankets and someone needs one of them, sacrificial giving hands over the better of the two. Sadly, much of our "giving" is merely discarding. Donating secondhand goods to church rummage sales

The last day will prove that some of the holiest men that ever lived are hardly known.

Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need, though it be your example which leaves them far behind. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon it to them.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.

If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.

There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

Generosity is the best investment.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

Want to snatch a day from the manacles of boredom? Do overgenerous deeds, acts beyond reimbursement. Kindness without compensation. Do a deed for which you cannot be repaid.