Generosity Quotes

In short, you do not have to take the job that will create excessive stress and overarousal. Someone else will take it and flourish in it. You do not have to work long hours. Indeed, it may be your duty to work shorter ones. It may not be best to advertise it, but keeping yourself healthy and in your right range of arousal is the first condition for helping others.

~ Elaine N. Aron

God commands both individuals and the society in which they live to be generous and always take care of the poor. In such a community, shalom has a chance to thrive. In such a community, God will actually be glad to assign his name and dwell.

~ Randy S. Woodley

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

~ Jean-Paul Sartre

Many people are trying hard to be invincible, and most of the time they fail invisible, while few find their spotlight. But the remarkable person is one, who can be both invincible and invisible at the same time.

~ Anthony Liccione

There aren't nearly enough worldly mansions for the kind folks who deserve them.

~ Bryant A. Loney

Hearts who struggled worst never gives up on possibilities when finding solutions reaching out for others' loss & despair.

~ Angelica Hopes

Smith. [Turning eagerly to the Doctor.] But this is rather splendid. The Duke's given £50 to the new public-house.Hastings. The Duke is very liberal.[Collects papers.Doctor. [Examining his cheque.] Very. But this is rather curious. He has also given £50 to the league for opposing the new public-house.Hastings. The Duke is very liberal-minded.

~ G.k. Chesterton

We trust to novels to train us in the practice of great indignations and great generositie.

~ Henry James

I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces. They are all pedestrian-friendly with shops, entertainment, restaurants and pubs within easy walking distance.

~ Norman Foster

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

~ Nathaniel Branden

I was struck by Suu Kyi's warmth and generosity. No matter how petite she looks, she exudes amazing strength. More than anything else, I felt like I already knew her, like she was an old friend, because I'd been watching her so intently, and she was exactly what I had figured she would be.

~ Michelle Yeoh

No one can occupy your generosity except you. Who can occupy your patience when impatience roars through you? Who except you can choose not to act with judgment when all of your thoughts are judgmental? Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you.

~ Gary Zukav

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.

~ John F. Kennedy

True generosity is an offering given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.

~ Suze Orman

Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.

~ Nancy Gibbs

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

~ Elia Kazan

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.

~ W. H. Davies

It is very important for a priest, in the parish itself, to see how people trust in him and to experience, in addition to their trust, also their generosity in pardoning his weaknesses.

~ Pope Benedict Xvi

The notion of the infinite variety of detail and the multiplicity of forms is a pleasing one; in complexity are the fringes of beauty, and in variety are generosity and exuberance.

~ Annie Dillard

There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom.

~ Matt Lauer

My grandfather taught me generosity. He sold snow cones in Harlem. I went with him at 5 and he let me hand out the change and snow cones. I learned a lot in the couple of years that we did that.

~ Erik Estrada

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

~ Albert Camus

Sustainability, ensuring the future of life on Earth, is an infinite game, the endless expression of generosity on behalf of all.

~ Paul Hawken