100 quotes found
“Beyond all explanations which a good brain can give, why do we choose the worse and not the better, why hate rather than love, why greed and not generosity, why self-centred activity and not open t...”
“Either the key to a man's wallet is in his heart, or the key to a man's heart is in his wallet. So, unless you express your charity, you are locked inside your greed.”
“Asking for and receiving help is a way to prime the pump of generosity.”
“Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?”
“At last I see it, I feel it; I penetrate to the predestinated purpose of my life. I am content. Others may have loftier parts to enact; but my mission in this world, Bartleby, is to furnish you wit...”
“The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.”
“Generosity is not in giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is in giving me that which you need more than I do.”
“[G]iving yourself some loving attention is not selfish. It is sensible. If you feel loved and cherished--even if it is only by yourself--then you will have more love to give to others, too. (83)”
“When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.”
“One of the effects of the gospel going deeper into our souls is that it frees our fingers to loosen their grasp on our goods.”
“The Dead Sea in the Middle East receives fresh water, but it has no outlet, so it doesn't pass the water out. It receives beautiful water from the rivers, and the water goes dank. I mean, it just g...”
“Give with a free hand, but give only of your own.”
“Generosity has little to do with giving gifts, and everything to do with giving space to others to be who they are.”
“Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.”
“Generosity is not always tax deductible.”
“The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.”
“As we draw on the grace of God He increases voluntary poverty all along the line. Always give the best you have got every time; never think about who you are giving it to; let other people take it ...”
“Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.”
“I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.”
“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.”
