Quotes about Generosity

The more we can give in our silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life.

A generous prayer is never presented in vain the petition may be refused but the petitioner is always I believe rewarded by some gracious visitation.

If we be empty and poor it is not because God's hand is straitened but ours is not opened.

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.

Give people more than they expect, and do it cheerfully.

Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given.

It is Easy to be a Hater. Go for the difficult Task: be a Lover!

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.

If you give to a thief he cannot steal from you, and he is then no longer a thief.

In the time of your life, live—so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches.

You must remember always to give, of everything you have. You must give foolishly even. You must be extravagant. You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. And the more you give, the more you will have to give.

The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.