Generosity Quotations | Page 4

A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it.

Writing is an act of generosity toward other people.

Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the poor be the trumpet of thy gift, lest in seeking applause, thou lose thy reward. Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand and a closed mouth.

God doesn't want your careful virtue, He wants your reckless generosity.

Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is.

On why I don't trust democracy without extremely powerful systems of accountability and recall What seems to be generosity is often only disguised ambition - which despises small interests to gain great ones.

Generosity is the vanity of giving.

Let me, tonight look back across the span Twixt dawn and dark, and to my conscience say- Because of some good act to beast or human- The world is better that I lived today.

There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you've grown in self-control, judgment, generosity, and unselfishness.

I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need

God will not be outdone in generosity.

God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.

In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity, with humanity there is generosity and love,' Peters said.

Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.

Our generosity is measured not by what we give but by what we keep.

When you choose not to forgive... it is you who are forced every day to look at life through contaminated lenses because you have chosen to keep them.

The more you love, the more loving you become. That's just the way it works. It is a generosity of spirit.

The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

If we keep a goal firmly in mind, we will know when we have reached it. This gives us a sense of accomplishment and the challenge of establishing fresh, new goals - always keeping the long-range objective in mind. If we can state our goals clearly, we will gain a purpose and meaning in all our actions.

When we set goals we are in command. If we know where we are going, we can judge more accurately where we are now and make effective plans to reach our destination.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do a great deal if we choose our goals well and work diligently to attain them.

If you turn your life over to the Lord he can do so much more with it than we can.

When you speak about generosity, about something good we have inside ourselves, you're speaking to the majority.

It's quite an undertaking to start loving somebody. You have to have energy, generosity, blindness. There is even a moment right at the start where you have to jump across an abyss: if you think about it you don't do it.

We are possessed by the things we possess. When I like an object, I always give it to someone. It isn't generosity-it's only because I want others to be enslaved by objects, not me.

The authority and influence of France on the world scene in the 21st century will not depend solely on its modernity and cohesion, nor even on the continuity and professionalism of its foreign policy. France will be heeded if it has a message to convey. Faced with the temptations of laissez-faire, France must stand out as the nation with the imagination and determination to pursue an ambition that combines cogency with generosity.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous.

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.

Generosity is nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities.

Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgement, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.

The pain of sexual frustration, of repressed tenderness, of denied curiosity, of isolation in the ego, of greed, suppressed rebellion, of hatred poisoning all love and generosity, permeates our sexuality. What we love we destroy.

Our life-style contains more Thanatos than Eros, for egotism, exploitation, deception, obsession and addiction have more place in us than eroticism, joy, generosity and spontaneity.

Forbearance is a form of generosity.

A hermitage in the forest is the refuge of the narrow-minded misanthrope; a hammock on the ocean is the asylum for the generous distressed.

There is a story of some mountains of salt in Cumana, which never diminished, though carried away in much abundance by merchants; but when once they were monopolized to the benefit of a private purse, then the salt decreased; till afterward all were allowed to take of it, when it had a new access and increase. The truth of this story may be uncertain, but the application is true; he that envies others the use of his gifts decays then, but he thrives most that is most diffusive.

The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.

Philanthropy is loving, and ameliorative, revolutionary; it wakens lofty desires, new possibilities, achievements, and energies; ... it touches thought to spiritual issues, systematizes action, and insures success.

The spirit of Christmas is - and hopefully always will be - about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth.

It was like a life-line to a sinking man. It seemed to bring hope where there was none. The generosity of it was beyond our belief.

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity.

[W]hat I used to respect was not really aristocracy, but a set of personal qualities which aristocracy then developed better than any other system . . . a set of qualities, however, whose merit lay only in a psychology of non-calculative, non-competitive disinterestedness, truthfulness, courage, and generosity fostered by good education, minimum economic stress, and assumed position, AND JUST AS ACHIEVABLE THROUGH SOCIALISM AS THROUGH ARISTOCRACY.

Our goals should stretch us bit by bit. So often when we think we have encountered a ceiling, it is really a psychological or experiential barrier that we have built ourselves. We built it and we can remove it.

Progress is measured by milestones. What many good people lack are markers that might tell them how they are actually doing. Goals can become a ritual or a fetish, but in the right measure they can give us some much needed reference points. No wonder some seem discouraged! Minus such milestones, we often feel minus in our lives

I find that goal setting, when done this way, leads to goal achieving. The chronic failure to achieve goals lowers self-esteem. Show me a failure to achieve a goal, and usually I can show you the violation of one or more of the above criteria. Imposed goals, vague goals, and unrealistic goals tend to produce only partial successes and outright failures.

Although goal setting can clearly be overdone, only a few people are overly involved with goals and goal setting; most people do far too little goal setting, including the reflecting that precedes the setting of such goals. Too many marriages have financial goals but not other explicit goals. Yet the gospel is certainly goal-oriented.

So often our sisters comfort others when their own needs are greater than those being comforted. That quality is like the generosity of Jesus on the cross. Empathy during agony is a portion of divinity!

When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. And when generosity leads to silence or abuse, it is not a generosity worth giving.

The more we stretch the muscle called compassion and generosity, the stronger we get, the better we feel about ourselves, the more loving we become to the world around us.

Lehman uses many conveyances—including the prose poem, the sestina, and curt rhymes—to travel across the writing life of a poet whose instinctive romanticism is always bracing and tough-minded, brimming with a rare generosity.

My main philosophy is that money is a loan from God. I'm in charge of it. I'm responsible for investin it, giving some of it away, providing for my family, and protecting it.

Generosity should never exceed ability.

Our generosity never should exceed our abilities.

I respect generosity in people, and I respect it in companies too, I don't look at it as philanthropy; I see it as an investment in the community.

Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.

Mark what a generosity and courage (a dog) will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God

He that gives all, though but little, gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but to the quality of the givers.

[T]he notion that a belief in self-reliance cannot coexist with a spirit of generosity is crap. In fact, one is far less likely to find a spirit of generosity among the advocates of governmentally-required "compassion".

(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.

It is through generous giving, that we affirm before the world, our nation's faith in the inalienable right of every man, to a life of freedom, justice and security.

The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

I believe that lack of empathy is behind many problems, and I believe that it's disrupting our society. In Great Britain, there is a steady decline in the willingness to be truly generous, and by that I don't mean monetary generosity, but friendship and sympathy for others.

One can love any man that is generous.

Generosity toward the lower classes historically has never been an important part of upper-class awareness.

the psychological attitudes which are indispensable in the American market place are disastrous to family life. Family life ... requires yieldingness, generosity, sympathy, altruism, tenderness-all the qualities, in fact, which lead straight to bankruptcy. ... the American family is tragically out of gear with the profit structure which has mushroomed up around it.

Deep human connection is ... the purpose and the result of a meaningful life - and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.

The presumption of innocence is not just a legal concept. In commonplace terms, it rests on that generosity of spirit which assumes the best, not the worst, of the stranger.

Energy always flows either toward hope, community, love, generosity, mutual recognition, and spiritual aliveness or it flows toward despair, cynicism, fear that there is not enough, paranoia about the intentions of others, and a desire to control.

Once you have known the generosity of existence you will never feel miserable.

You got to set your mind right and the rest will come to you naturally. No restrictions, no hang-ups, no stupid rules, no formalities, no forbidden fruit - just everyone getting and giving as much as he and she can.

Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over.

Your generosity is more important than your perfection.

Viewing the web as a platform for generosity is very different than seeing an opportunity to turn it into an ATM machine.

We long to connect, all of us. We long to be noticed, to be cared for, to matter. Generosity is the invisible salve on our wound of loneliness, one that benefits both sides, over and over again.

If there's time for an emergency, why isn't there time for brilliance, generosity or learning?

Art is the work of a human being – something a person does with generosity to touch someone else to make a change for the better.

Fans, true fans, are hard to find and precious. Just a few can change everything. What they demand, though, is generosity and bravery.

Here's conventional wisdom: Success makes you happy. Happiness permits you to be generous. In fact, it actually works like this: Generosity makes you happy. Happy people are more likely to be successful.

How much easier is it to be generous than just.

Few things linger longer or become more indwelling than that feeling of both completion and emptiness when a great book ends. That the book accompanies the reader forever from that day forward is part of literature's profligate generosity.

Some are unwisely liberal, and more delight to give presents than to pay debts.

True generosity consists precisely in fighting to destroy the causes which nourish false charity.

In order to have the continued opportunity to express their "generosity" the oppressors must perpetuate injustice as well.

I loved Chiara Mastroianni voice, her talent, her generosity. We rehearsed for two months...She's a workaholic and perfectionist, like Vincent [ Paronnaud] and myself.

When grace happens, generosity happens. Unsquashable, eyepopping bigheartedness happens.

We need to be just before we are generous, as we need shirts before ruffles.

Generosity is also an act of freedom, a casting off of the constraints of prudence and self-interest.

We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.

Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

I always thought of my work as being animated by a spirit of unhinged generosity.

Generosity knows how to count, but refrains.

It takes great generosity to accept generosity.

Generosity is a lovely attribute, and we only practice it when relationships are more important to us than our possessions.

The Sudanese have delighted me, not only in their generosity and simplicity, but also in their tendency to take tea with milk and not to hesitate to dunk biscuits in it. As an Englishman, you can imagine the feeling of fraternal closeness that this activity has generated.

The kingdom that Jesus preached and lived was all about a glorious, uproarious, absurd generosity.

The only safe investment one can make in life is what is given away.

Seek out people to work with who are brimming with talent, energy, integrity, optimism, and generosity.

Generosity, to be perfect, should always be accompanied by a dash of humor.