Quotes about Generosity

Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.

To make a start, it should give away all its property to those in need. The clergy must live solely on the free-will offerings of their congregations, or possibly engage in some secular calling. The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary human life, not dominating, but helping and serving.

Genuine love is always self-forgetful in the true sense of the word.

In normal life one is often not at all aware that we always receive infinitely more than we give, and that gratitude is what enriches life. One easily overestimates the importance of one's own acts and deeds, compared with what we become only through other people.

I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!

Get down off 'at cross; Somebody needs the wood!

The value of a life is always measured by how much of it is given away.

When you serve others, when you make somebody else's life better, when you lift up people, when you help heal those that are hurting, not only are they being blessed, but you're being blessed.

A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.

The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve.

Live simply so others may simply live.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.