Quotes about Generosity

Because nothing wondrous can come in this world unless it rests on the shoulders of kindness.

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. What I want is almost so simple I can't say it: elementary kindness. Enough to eat, enough to go around. The possibility that kids might one day grow up to be neither the destroyers nor the destroyed.

Hope involves giving a great deal of yourself away.

nothing wondrous can come in this world unless it rests on the shoulders of kindness.

The history of the world teaches that the power of joy in people doesn't come in getting, it always comes in giving, contributing, adding more. The more you give, the more you live. If you're about something better, live for something higher than self.

Be true to yourself. Make each day your masterpiece! Help others. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.

Not a day goes by that we can't at least serve one other human being by making deposits of unconditional love.

newborn into the world. If you want to study love, study those who sacrifice for others, even for people who offend or do not love in return.

In fact, unless I possess something, can I ever really give it?

True greatness will be achieved through the abundant mind that works selflessly—with mutual respect, for mutual benefit.

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity—in important things, diversity—in all things, generosity. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH

You can only give away what you have inside. Become an instrument of love, invite love to accompany you 24/7. Give away love, and it has to come streaming into your life.