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Quotes about Generosity

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
— Calvin Coolidge
No person was ever honored for what he recieved. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
— Calvin Coolidge
accolades, let us simply remember to: LaughMore, for laughter is the window through which we glimpse the joy of God; HopeMore, because tomorrow life will give us another chance; GiveMore, for when we share our time, we share our most prized possession; ForgiveMore, because as we forgive others, we learn to also forgive ourselves; and LoveMore, for while faith may have the power to move mountains, love has the remarkable power to change the human heart.
— Camron Wright
O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence; live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude...
— George Eliot
You only have what you give. It's by spending yourself that you become rich.
— Isabel Allende
Typical Chilean characteristics, such as sobriety, a horror of ostentation, of standing out over others or attracting attention, generosity, a tendency to compromise rather than confront, a legalistic mentality, respect for authority, resignation to bureaucracy, enthusiasm for political argument
— Isabel Allende
(A country where) the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.
— Oscar Wilde
Charity is the perfection and ornament of religion.
— Joseph Addison
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.
— Audrey Hepburn
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can.
— William Barclay
He who lives only for himself is truly dead to others.
— Publilius Syrus