Quotes about Generosity

Unconditional love gives without expecting anything back.

Let us leave a spare place at our table: a place for those who lack the basics, who are alone.

All the episodes from my stories and novels are not about food only, but about meals. You can eat food by yourself. A meal, according to my understanding anyhow, is a communal event, bringing together family members, neighbors, even strangers. At its most ordinary, it involves hospitality, giving, receiving, and gratitude.

Every day you have less reason Not to give yourself away.

Oh Lord, make us able To eat all that's on this table, And if there's some we haven't got Bring it to us while it's hot

Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.

Walking in love means giving the other person what he or she needs the most when it is least deserved, because that's exactly how God has treated you.

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!

When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed.

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

Givers have to set limits because takers rarely do.