Quotes about Generosity

We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.

Just the other day in the Underground I enjoyed the pleasure of offering my seat to three ladies.

On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.

The real measure of our power is the freedom and opportunity we create for others.

Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy.

How much better the world would be if we all gave gifts of understanding, and compassion, of service, and friendship, of kindness and gentleness.

Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds some important benefit.

the true value of an offering isn't measured by how much we give. It's measured by how much we keep... By definition, a sacrifice must involve sacrifice...

The Talmud teaches that there are four kinds of people in the world. The first person says, What's yours is mine. The second person says, What's yours is yours. The third person says, What's mine is mine. And the fourth person says, What's mine is yours. Which one are you?

If the blessing stops with you, it'll eventually stop altogether! Instead of being a conduit for blessing and maintaining forward momentum, we settle for sideways energy.