Quotes about Generosity

Small kindnesses often, unintentionally, produce the biggest payoffs.

Helping others carries its own rewards, the first of which is a return to humanity.

In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas. The truest gift of Christmas is the gift of self.

The well from which we receive grace is only filled by sharing it with others. --- Charles James's Diary

First, most people think the word prodigal means wayward or lost. It doesn't. Prodigal means lavish or wastefully extravagant. It's like spending money recklessly. It also means to give on a lavish scale. So, in the case of the prodigal son story, you could argue that the father was prodigal since he gave his love freely, on a lavish scale. You might even say recklessly.

The well from which we receive grace is only filled by sharing it with others.

Servants focus on others, not themselves. This is true humility: not thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.

Proverbs tells us, "The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped."12 Those who pass along insights get more from God.

How you manage your money affects how much God can bless your life.

Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can't make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.

What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.