I don't want to see him alone. He says things that annoy me. He gives me good advice. Lord Henry smiled. People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

People are fond of giving away what they need most themselves.

Let's remember that the only way to find happiness is not to expect gratitude, but to give for the joy of giving.

Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving I experience my strength, my wealth, my power.

Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.

The idealization of poverty is one of the most dangerous illusions of Christians in the contemporary world. Stewardship—which requires possessions and includes giving—is the true spiritual discipline in relation to wealth.

"On the first day of every week, each one of you is to put aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come, no collections will have to be made."

In all the ages, three-fourths of the support of the great charities has been conscience money.

If I could sum up what the Bible teaches about giving in one statement, it would be this: Generous living produces emotional happiness.

I would learn then that generosity has little or nothing to do with how much money you have or how far along you perceive yourself to be on your spiritual journey. In fact, I was shocked to learn that being generous has much more to do with being smart, shrewd, wise, and deliriously happy. In a word, I discovered that generosity is genius!

Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.