Quotes about Generosity

Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are

Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved we love to love.

What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.

Love is not a thing, it is not lost when given. You can offer your love completely to hundreds of people and still retain the same love you had originally.

You can only give away what you have ... If you have love, you can give it. If you don't have it, you don't have it to give.

Each of us is responsible for creating an environment of warmth and consideration for those we love. I have always tried to define a good day not in terms of one in which all things were made right and comfortable for me but rather, as a day in which I have been able to make another's day more loving and special for them. We must treat each other with dignity. Not because we merit it but because we grow best in thoughtfulness.

What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for eternity.

Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.

As much as I loved the model of St. Francis, I realized that I couldn't afford to be poor, because unlike St. Francis, I'm not celibate. I was enlightened that God's call to me was not poverty but generosity and simplicity. And I had to go back to the lesson I learned from my parents: that is, simplicity.

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?

Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.