Quotes about Generosity

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. Votes: 5

Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet. Votes: 4

Generosity is doing something for someone else expecting nothing in return. Votes: 4

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do. Votes: 4

Generosity always pays. Votes: 3

Generosity is the best investment. Votes: 3

Generosity is, by definition, disinterested. Votes: 3

Generosity should never exceed ability. Votes: 3

Generosity is only benevolence in practice. Votes: 3

Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice. Votes: 3

Generosity and gratitude are inseparably linked. Votes: 3

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness. Votes: 3

A Single Generosity Enlarges the World. Votes: 3

Generosity is more charitable than wealth. Votes: 3

Generosity is the flower of justice. Votes: 3

Generosity is the heart of humanity. Votes: 3

Generosity is the vanity of giving. Votes: 3

Generosity is never out of season. Votes: 3

Generosity is an act of love. Votes: 3

Generosity knows how to count, but refrains. Votes: 3

Generosity is a practical expression of Love. Votes: 3

Generosity is giving until it makes you uncomfortable. Votes: 3

Generosity makes at least two people feel good. Votes: 3

Generosity is often the stalking horse of control. Votes: 3

Generosity isn't an act. It's a way of life. Votes: 3

Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal. Votes: 3

Generosity is something we learn, from our parents, schools and community. Votes: 3

Generosity, generosity, generosity, must be the beginning and ending of our life Votes: 3

Generosity wins favour for everyone, especially when it is accompanied by modesty. Votes: 3

Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants. Votes: 3

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment. Votes: 3

Generosity, to be perfect, should always be accompanied by a dash of humor. Votes: 3

Money is but one venue for generosity. Kindness is an even more valuable currency. Votes: 3

Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgement, generally gives as much pain as pleasure. Votes: 3

Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed Votes: 3

Generosity toward the lower classes historically has never been an important part of upper-class awareness. Votes: 3

Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness . Votes: 3

Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities. Votes: 3

Generosity is the key to all relationships. To friendships and bands. That's the golden rule. Votes: 3

Generosity brings you respect from people and those who are miser get hatred from people. Votes: 3

Generosity is also an act of freedom, a casting off of the constraints of prudence and self-interest. Votes: 3

Generosity is nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities. Votes: 3

Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost. Votes: 3

Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers. Votes: 3

Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life. Votes: 3

Generosity helps us cultivate awareness of things that really matter. Opportunities that make a real difference in the world. Votes: 3

Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. Votes: 3

Generosity is a lovely attribute, and we only practice it when relationships are more important to us than our possessions. Votes: 3

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Votes: 3

Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his routine. Votes: 3

Selfishness, control, and fear will break almost any relationship. Generosity, freedom, and love will create the most beautiful relationship: an ongoing romance. Votes: 3

Generosity is a virtue for individuals, not governments. When governments are generous it is with other people's money, other people's safety, other people's future. Votes: 3

If you are not generous when it's difficult, you will not be generous when it's easy. Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet. Votes: 3

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Votes: 3

There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar. Votes: 3

Generosity, when once set going, knows not how to stop; as the more familiar we are with the lovely form, the more enamored we become of her charms. Votes: 3

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear. Votes: 3

Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can - a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement - we are training in letting go. Votes: 3

Either a princess or a pauper can feel generous. Generosity is the quality of the spirit. When you feel generous your life becomes, abundant full of compassion and love. Votes: 3

I'd give him a cup of coffee and a big helping of a knuckle sandwich. Generosity was a virtue and I was in the mood to be extremely virtuous. Votes: 3

Allah's Generosity is connected to gratitude, and gratitude is linked to increase in His generosity. The generosity of Allah will not stop increasing unless the gratitude of the servant ceases Votes: 3

Everyone has so much hope for a better humanity, and many, including [Jean Paul] Sartre, turned to the idea of communism in its beginnings. Generosity had a place in people's hopes. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

The Buddha said that no true spiritual life is possible without a generous heart. . . . Generosity allies itself with an inner feeling of abundance - the feeling that we have enough to share. Votes: 3

We need more than just the Law of Attraction. We need to connect with its more successful twin, the Law of Generosity. And further entwine ourselves with their parent; the Law of Love. Votes: 3

Make space in your life for the things that matter, for family and friends, love and generosity, fun and joy. Without this, you will burn out in mid-career and wonder where your life went. Votes: 3

Generosity is self-existing openness, complete openness. You are no longer subject to cultivating your own scheme or project. And the best way to open yourself up is to make friends with yourself and with others. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

Generosity helps us make a concerted effort to keep the needs of others in the forefront of our thinking. Not for guilt's sake, but for the sake of being good stewards of the resources we have been privileged to manage. Votes: 3

Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives. Votes: 3

No one has ever become poor by giving. Votes: 2

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Votes: 2

The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. Votes: 2

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either. Votes: 2

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. Votes: 2

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. Votes: 2

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Votes: 2

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. Votes: 2

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. Votes: 2

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you. Votes: 2

We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap. Votes: 2

Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. Votes: 2

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. Votes: 2

Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever. Votes: 2

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. Votes: 2

The gospel alone liberates you to live a life of scandalous generosity, unrestrained sacrifice, uncommon valor, and unbounded courage. Votes: 2

In our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives. Votes: 2

In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. Votes: 2

Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day! Votes: 2

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. Votes: 2

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity. Votes: 2

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. Votes: 2

Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

The great thing about the United States and the historically magnetic effect it has had on a lot of people like me is its generosity, to put it simply. Votes: 2

I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with generosity of spirit. Beware. Votes: 2

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert. Votes: 2

No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. Votes: 2

I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of life's mystery and unpredictability, of life's generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation. Votes: 2

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. Votes: 2

When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights. Votes: 2

While America has always been and always will be a safe harbor for those being persecuted by tyrannical governments we must be vigilant to ensure those individuals are not taking advantage of America's generosity and good will. Votes: 2

If we don't change from a world society that worships money and power to one that worships compassion and generosity, I think we'll be extinct by mid-century. I don't say that as an alarmist or as a pessimist. Votes: 2

My parents didn't believe in luck. They believed in hard work and in preparing me to take advantage of opportunity. Like many parents, they taught me to be generous but never to depend on the generosity of others. Votes: 2

There's a certain feeling of giving, a certain feeling of generosity in love songs. When you sing a song of love, you're actually giving something to yourself, too. You're singing and casting these affirmations of love out into the universe. Votes: 2

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things. Votes: 2

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can. Votes: 2

Let me think about the people who I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me... I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself. Votes: 2

My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service, and my father, John Arrillaga, whose daily generosity of heart, mind, and hands-on contributions make him one of the most extraordinary philanthropists I know. Votes: 2

It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write about faith because I almost lost mine, and I know what it is to be broken and in need of redemption. I write about gratitude because I am thankful - for all of it. Votes: 2

Be just before you are generous Votes: 1

Make generosity part of your growth strategy. Votes: 1

A good chief gives, he does not takes Votes: 1

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity. Votes: 1

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin Votes: 1

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches Votes: 1

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present. Votes: 1

If I could change one thing about myself... I would try to control my generosity. Votes: 1

O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful heart Votes: 1

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity Votes: 1

To laugh often and much to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children to leave the world a better placevto know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. Votes: 1

Cease consuming, practice generosity. Votes: 0

True generosity means accepting ingratitude. Votes: 0

Watch lest prosperity destroy generosity. Votes: 0

Good deeds are seeds of generosity. Votes: 0

Forbearance is a form of generosity. Votes: 0

Good leaders have a generosity gene. Votes: 0

Nothing teaches character better than generosity. Votes: 0

The generosity of Montanans is inspiring. Votes: 0

It takes great generosity to accept generosity. Votes: 0

Our generosity never should exceed our abilities. Votes: 0

God will not be outdone in generosity. Votes: 0

The hallmark of an artist is generosity. Votes: 0

Every great leader has a generosity gene. Votes: 0

The key to success is radical generosity. Votes: 0

Let me extend that generosity to myself. Votes: 0

It's hard to outdo the Lord in generosity. Votes: 0

Good-humor is allied to generosity, ill-humor to meanness. Votes: 0

The opposite of consumption isn't thrift. It's generosity. Votes: 0

A good relationship is a competition of generosity. Votes: 0

We must train ourselves in courage and generosity. Votes: 0

...writing is not a performance but a generosity. Votes: 0

A good marriage is a contest of generosity. Votes: 0

We are treated with such generosity of spirit. Votes: 0

I want to model generosity and touch poverty. Votes: 0

Your generosity is more important than your perfection. Votes: 0

There is generosity in giving, but gentleness in receiving. Votes: 0

When grace happens, generosity happens. Unsquashable, eyepopping bigheartedness happens. Votes: 0

Control your generosity when dealing with a chronic borrower. Votes: 0

Nonprofits are the intermediaries between generosity and social change. Votes: 0

God demonstrates generosity, then asks it from His people. Votes: 0

Judgment and weariness are foes to service and generosity. Votes: 0

Love and nonattachment are the basis of true generosity. Votes: 0

Love and generosity are the simplest forms of peace. Votes: 0

Writing is an act of generosity toward other people. Votes: 0

Ask for help. Receiving is an act of generosity. Votes: 0

When in doubt, err on the side of generosity. Votes: 0

You know what love is? It is all kindness, generosity. Votes: 0

Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity. Votes: 0

Kindness and generosity ... form the true morality of human actions. Votes: 0

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink. Votes: 0

If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity. Votes: 0

If truth doesn't set you free, generosity of spirit will. Votes: 0

Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is. Votes: 0

The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity. Votes: 0

Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty. Votes: 0

It needs as much generosity to take as to give. Votes: 0

Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us Votes: 0

We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity. Votes: 0

Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing. Votes: 0

God doesn't want your careful virtue, He wants your reckless generosity. Votes: 0

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity. Votes: 0

Suffering can become a means to greater love and greater generosity. Votes: 0

True generosity is too frequently eaten up by prosperity and riches. Votes: 0

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin. Votes: 0

Meanness is more in half-doing than in omitting acts of generosity. Votes: 0

Among the wealthy, generosity is often merely a kind of shyness. Votes: 0

The opposite of consumption is not thrift - it is generosity. Votes: 0

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity. Votes: 0

With gentleness overcome anger. With generosity overcome meanness. With truth overcome deceit. Votes: 0

Outrageous generosity is a character quality of people who win with money. Votes: 0

I see disaster everywhere; I also ["¦] see generosity and resistance everywhere. Votes: 0

Where envy reigns virtue can't exist, and generosity doesn't go with meanness. Votes: 0

Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness... Votes: 0

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity. Votes: 0

I truly believe that generosity begets generosity. You give before you receive. Votes: 0

Who hath not courage to revenge will never find generosity to forgive. Votes: 0

We simply cannot delegate the exercise of mercy and generosity to others. Votes: 0

The measure of your success will be the measure of your generosity. Votes: 0

I’ll sum up the key to success in one word: generosity. Votes: 0

Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man. Votes: 0

it requires a great deal more generosity to take than to give. Votes: 0

The poor never estimate as a virtue the generosity of the rich. Votes: 0

The generosity of the American people is legendary. So is their spirit. Votes: 0

Once you have known the generosity of existence you will never feel miserable. Votes: 0

Good-humor and, generosity carry day with the popular heart all the world over. Votes: 0

Lord, help us to live the virtue of generosity, to love without limits. Votes: 0

God's extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others. Votes: 0

One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors. Votes: 0

It is cheap generosity which promises the future in compensation for the present. Votes: 0

To build authentic relationships you need to lead with generosity & serve them first Votes: 0

Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity. Votes: 0

The cuisine, it is all about putting generosity before rigour and pleasure before lucidity. Votes: 0

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed. Votes: 0

True generosity consists precisely in fighting to destroy the causes which nourish false charity. Votes: 0

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. Votes: 0

Fernand Point's philosophy instilled what cuisine is all about: generosity and hugeness of heart. Votes: 0

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity. Votes: 0

People are marvelous in their generosity, if they just know the cause is there. Votes: 0

Our generosity is measured not by what we give but by what we keep. Votes: 0

We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others. Votes: 0

I admire the ambition of the project, and the generosity of many of the lines. Votes: 0

Oxytocin is lauded for how it promotes warmth, generosity, social bonding, cooperation, trust, and compassion. Votes: 0

I want to be able to fight for what I'm worth, not someone else's generosity. Votes: 0

Emancipated' women found out that the honesty, generosity, and camaraderie of men was a lie. Votes: 0

I always thought of my work as being animated by a spirit of unhinged generosity. Votes: 0

Goodness, generosity, or love does not come into being save through the search for reality. Votes: 0

If there's time for an emergency, why isn't there time for brilliance, generosity or learning? Votes: 0

I knew how it was with drunks. They ran out of generosity, even for themselves. Votes: 0

The kingdom that Jesus preached and lived was all about a glorious, uproarious, absurd generosity. Votes: 0

If one is experiencing poverty, practice ordinary and extreme generosity - this is the antidote. Votes: 0

Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left. Votes: 0

True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed on us by law. Votes: 0

In generosity we are equally singular, acquiring our friends by conferring, not by receiving, favours. Votes: 0

Even Karma rewards generosity. The good that you do must surely catch up with you! Votes: 0

I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips. Votes: 0

Letter-writing on the part of a busy man or woman is the quintessence of generosity. Votes: 0

Lord, with so much violence in Iraq, may we persevere in our prayer and generosity. Votes: 0

Seek out people to work with who are brimming with talent, energy, integrity, optimism, and generosity. Votes: 0

Nowhere are the generosity and the kindness and mercy of God more manifest than in repentance. Votes: 0

Through radical generosity, we are awakening in people an in built divine consciousness of His goodness. Votes: 0

It is easy to be lenient at other people's expense, and call it generosity of mind. Votes: 0

The government is far more interested in taking, in regulated taking, than in promoting spontaneous generosity. Votes: 0

A lack of generosity refuses to acknowledge that your assets are not really yours, but God's. Votes: 0

Unless generosity of spirit prevails among men, there can never be upon earth an ideal life. Votes: 0

You're here, you're breathing, you are the recipient of an extraordinary act of generosity called life. Votes: 0

Work as hard as you can, whatever you do, and try to spread generosity of spirit. Votes: 0

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural. Votes: 0

We trust to novels to train us in the practice of great indignations and great generosity. Votes: 0

The age of selfishness and greed is over. The age of kindness and generosity is underway. Votes: 0

We would all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap. Votes: 0

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady. Votes: 0

We are nourished by our relationships and generosity in return to our kindness and compassion for others. Votes: 0

Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity. Votes: 0

This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit. Votes: 0

India is desperately romantic, utterly unashamed of its sentimentality, its generosity, its fierce pride and massive heart. Votes: 0

Oxytocin infusion increases generosity in unilateral monetary transfers by 80 percent [and] increases donations to charity by 50 percent. Votes: 0

Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us. Votes: 0

When you speak about generosity, about something good we have inside ourselves, you're speaking to the majority. Votes: 0

The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground. Votes: 0

Courage is generosity of the highest order, for the brave are prodigal of the most precious things. Votes: 0

My personal prayer is simply my joy to be alive, and to live in gratitude and generosity. Votes: 0

We cannot win the weak by sharing our wealth with them. They feel our generosity as oppression. Votes: 0

Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Votes: 0

I don't know if I'm a populist artist, but I do try to maintain a spirit of generosity. Votes: 0

America has a long and rich tradition of generosity that began with simple acts of neighbor helping neighbor. Votes: 0

The greatest source of America's generosity is not our government; it's the good heart of the American people. Votes: 0

Every trait of beauty may be traced to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, and heroism. Votes: 0

We really want to thank everyone for their kindness and generosity, even those who aren't helping us directly. Votes: 0

Righteousness and generosity are inseparable. The person whose heart longs for God also longs to give to others. Votes: 0

A lot of guys don't want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence. Votes: 0

As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority. Votes: 0

Out of the freedom from worry that God's generosity provides comes an impulse toward simplicity rather than accumulation. Votes: 0

In order to have the continued opportunity to express their "generosity" the oppressors must perpetuate injustice as well. Votes: 0

The only wealth that mattered was affinity and generosity. Affinity towards oneself and generosity towards the world itself. Votes: 0

The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. Votes: 0

There is incredible generosity in the potentialities of Nature. We only have to discover how to utilize them. Votes: 0

I long ago observed that the real beauty of the sound comes from the generosity of the heart. Votes: 0

When we don't ask, we don't let others give. When we fear rejection, we don't let generosity arise. Votes: 0

I think Liverpool generates generosity which rubs off - it's a good place to work and to party. Votes: 0

Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity. Votes: 0

God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity. Votes: 0

Here's where the real power of generosity comes in. Often, the more we give, the more we receive. Votes: 0

The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity. Votes: 0

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist. Votes: 0

Truthfully, my films don't get funded, they get adopted - and are made thanks to the generosity of others. Votes: 0

Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them. Votes: 0

Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. Votes: 0

I get angry when someone calls me only rich.. I am happy with my social personality and my generosity. Votes: 0

Dear young people, the Church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don't be afraid to aim high. Votes: 0

The act of love . . . is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself. Votes: 0

Tim Kaine has a message of fiscal responsibility and generosity of spirit. That kind of message can sell anywhere. Votes: 0

To me India is a land of beauty and generosity, of traditional hospitality and the acceptance of many cultures. Votes: 0

The Church needs your faith, your idealism, and your generosity, so that she can always be young in Spirit. Votes: 0

Greed harms you: generosity helps you. This is why it has been said: 'Greed is the mother of incapacity'. Votes: 0

Maybe we don't recognize satisfaction because it is disguised as radical generosity, a strange misnomer in a consumer culture. Votes: 0

The gospel alone liberates you to live a life of scandalous generosity, unrestrained sacrifice, uncommon valor, and unbounded courage." Votes: 0

Ryan Murphy just gives new people a shot, and it takes a lot of confidence and generosity to do that. Votes: 0

Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love. Votes: 0

The key word of the dedicated Christian should be 'give.' Charitable contributions speak eloquently of your unselfish Christian generosity. Votes: 0

Living with generosity creates a swelling tide that raises all ships. Not just yours; not just the other person's; everyone's. Votes: 0

Let us pray for all good and faithful priests who dedicate themselves to their people with generosity and unknown sacrifices. Votes: 0

The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are. Votes: 0

The Land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India. Votes: 0

Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth. Votes: 0

The company of certain people may excite our generosity and sensitivity, while that of others awakens our competitiveness and envy. Votes: 0

Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is. Votes: 0

Doing justice includes not only the righting of wrongs but generosity and social concern, especially toward the poor and vulnerable. Votes: 0

Christmas is more that a time of festivities, family, and friends; it is a season of generosity, gladness, and gratitude. Votes: 0

As desire abates, generosity is born. When we are connected and present, what else is there to do but give? Votes: 0

No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart. Votes: 0

Real love doesn't seek to acquire. It gives itself away. Its very nature is that of surrender, service, and generosity. Votes: 0

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given. Votes: 0

God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us. Votes: 0

Who gives an island as a gift? I frowned. I hadn't realized Edward's extreme generosity was a learned behavior. Bella Votes: 0

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. Votes: 0

In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity, with humanity there is generosity and love,' Peters said. Votes: 0

Saying ‘No' does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes' is not always a virtue Votes: 0

That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing. Votes: 0

The more you love, the more loving you become. That's just the way it works. It is a generosity of spirit. Votes: 0

I think I am incredibly generous with how much I give to my projects, but that's my generosity with the job. Votes: 0

Through bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity. Votes: 0

People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity. Votes: 0

I LOVE my job. Having a front row seat to watch lives change because of others generosity is amazing! So thankful. Votes: 0

True delicacy, as true generosity, is more wounded by an offence from itself--if I may be allowed the expression--than to itself. Votes: 0

DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears. Votes: 0

We need to help younger people recognize their own capacity to do good, and help them discover the rewards of generosity. Votes: 0

Books and bottles breed generosity, and the bibliophile and the oenophile og through life scattering largesse from their libraries and cellars Votes: 0

Sustainability, ensuring the future of life on Earth, is an infinite game, the endless expression of generosity on behalf of all. Votes: 0

He who gives only what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice. Votes: 0

When you give, therefore, take to yourself no credit for generosity, unless you deny yourself something in order that you may give. Votes: 0

Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth. Votes: 0

(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution. Votes: 0

I don't believe we're only motivated by our own self-interests. Often out of crisis comes this enormous wellspring of generosity and motivation. Votes: 0

Men are always murderers, and their calmness and generosity is the calmness of a well-fed animal, that knows itself out of danger. Votes: 0

The possession of a library, or the free use of it, no more constitutes learning, than the possession of wealth constitutes generosity. Votes: 0

Commitment becomes hysterical when those who have nothing to give advocate generosity, and those who have nothing to give up preach renunciation. Votes: 0

The wondrous thing about nature, her gift to us, is her wanton promiscuity. She reproduces herself with abandon, with teeming infinite generosity. Votes: 0

The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something - usually ourselves. Votes: 0

He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice. Votes: 0

When we do for others, we can't help but be touched by the love and generosity we thought we were giving away. Votes: 0

Nature, even when she is scant and thin outwardly, satisfies us still by the assurance of a certain generosity at the roots. Votes: 0

Things like radical generosity and audacious faith are not produced when we focus on them, but when we focus on the gospel. Votes: 0

Since Love has made ruins of my heart The sun must come and illumine them. Such generosity has broken me with shame. Votes: 0

The spirit of Christmas is - and hopefully always will be - about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth. Votes: 0

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity in important things, diversity in all things, generosity Votes: 0

Viewing the web as a platform for generosity is very different than seeing an opportunity to turn it into an ATM machine. Votes: 0

I take as my guide the hope of a saint in crucial things, unity in important things, diversity in all things, generosity Votes: 0

An artist gives. Gives visually, gives through courses, or with free advice, through generosity of spirit and through a need to share. Votes: 0

There's always another level up. There's always another ascension. More grace, more light, more generosity, more compassion, more to shed, more to grow. Votes: 0

Decide the friends, mentors & leaders you want in your life, in your inner circle, and court them with emotional generosity. Make it matter. Votes: 0

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is a genuine project and a living proof of generosity of the people of Pakistan. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The opposite of corporate greed is personal generosity. Government policies that enable the former and prevent the latter are both worthy of protest. Votes: 0

OK, in all seriousness, I would say I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humor. And awesomeness. Votes: 0

Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny. Votes: 0

Who approaches collaboration with agenda in terms of content? The agenda is only in terms of process, which is generosity, listening, careful thinking. Votes: 0

Fans, true fans, are hard to find and precious. Just a few can change everything. What they demand, though, is generosity and bravery. Votes: 0

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism. Votes: 0

Our football belongs to the working class and has the size, nobility and generosity to allow everyone to enjoy it as a spectacle. Votes: 0

Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over. Votes: 0

It wasn't that he was specially ungenerous but that he put things off to give his generosity a longer and more significant route. Votes: 0

When you forgive, some deeper, divine generosity takes you over... When you cannot forgive, you are a prisoner of the hurt done to you. Votes: 0

Students of cunning have consumed their hearts and learned only tricks; they've thrown away real riches: patience, self-sacrifice, generosity. Rich thought opens the way. Votes: 0

It's not just an exclamation, but it's a rejection of everything to do with Christmas, with the spirit of Christmas, with gift-giving, with generosity. Votes: 0

Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep. Votes: 0

One truth is that suffering raises profound questions with the universe. The other truth is that grace, gift and generosity also raise profound questions. Votes: 0

Where position is felt to be a birthright, generosity is possible (though not guaranteed); flexibility is not inhibited by a commitment to perpetual success. Votes: 0

The three jewels of Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership. Votes: 0

Good-humor will sometimes conquer ill-humor, but ill-humor will conquer it oftener; and for this plain reason, good-humor must operate on generosity, ill-humor on meanness. Votes: 0

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Some men mistake generosity for charity: these flatter themselves that they are giving gratuitously, whilst they are merely rewarding secret services offered their vanity. Votes: 0

Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart. Votes: 0

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy. Votes: 0

Refraining from stealing: care with material goods. Undertake for one week to act on every single thought of generosity that arises spontaneously in your heart. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Bottom Line: It's better to give before you receive. And never keep score. If your interactions are ruled by generosity, your rewards will follow suit. Votes: 0

I don't think the spirit of Hollywood is such a spirit of generosity. I think people really begrudge giving. In New York, it's like that. Votes: 0

if... says: 'Do not be greedy, be generous', you may inwardly interpret this in such a manner that you will develop a greed for generosity Votes: 0

Joy is a sign of generosity. When you are full of joy, you move faster and you want to go about doing good to everyone. Votes: 0

True generosity must benefit both parties. No woman can control her destiny if she doesn't give to herself as much as she gives of herself. Votes: 0

[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress] to attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty require. Votes: 0

How seldom is generosity perfect and pure! How often do men give because it throws a certain inferiority on those who receive, and superiority on themselves! Votes: 0

Occasionally problems will occur. When it happens to your customers, fix the problem fast. Make it your speed and generosity that gets remembered, not the problem. Votes: 0

God never closes off horizons; He is never unconcerned about the lives and sufferings of His children. God never allows Himself to be outdone in generosity. Votes: 0

I think the generosity of President Trump's spirit, recognizing that in the patriot's heart, there's no room for prejudice is part of who this president is. Votes: 0

Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.[Verse 223] Votes: 0

If those who give are conscious of their own generosity and those who receive feel indebted, they are no longer family but rather strangers doing business. Votes: 0

Cruel men are the greatest lovers of Mercy, avaricious men of generosity, and proud men of humility; that is to say, in other, not in themselves. Votes: 0

I think we need to recover the depth, the subtlety, the generosity of imagination, the respect for wisdom that so marked Islam in its great ages. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I've found nothing but support and generosity from older comics. I think comedians are a lot nicer than the stigma is, at least from my experience. Votes: 0

Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all... Votes: 0

The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy. Votes: 0

No one is self-sufficient. And it's not a one-way thing- -the generosity of spirit from one side provokes a response in kind from the other side. Votes: 0

The Lord has placed next to me many people, who, with generosity and love for God and the church, have helped me and been close to me. Votes: 0

There needs to be a similar degree of flexibility and generosity in the recognition of the humaneness and worth of people who we generally consider as adversaries. Votes: 0

Allah is al-Kareem, so if He withholds from you it is not on account of stinginess. It is on account of His generosity. He withholds to give. Votes: 0

Obstinacy is the strength of the weak. Firmness founded upon principle, upon the truth and right, order and law, duty and generosity, is the obstinacy of sages. Votes: 0

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 Votes: 0

I want people to help me reanchor the church to undeniable, mind-boggling, culture-shifting demonstration of compassion and generosity. Because, generosity was the hallmark of the early church. Votes: 0

If you strive to become a good human being with the qualities of generosity, humility and having reverence for life...just maybe you'll become a great musician. Votes: 0

My hope is that we develop enough courage to develop courage. To try to have, try to learn to treat each other fairly, with generosity and kindness. Votes: 0

Judges, as a class, display, in the matter of arranging alimony, that reckless generosity which is found only in men who are giving away someone else's cash. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more. If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one. Votes: 0

How much that the world calls selfishness is only generosity with narrow walls,--a too exclusive solicitude to maintain a wife in luxury, or make one's children rich. Votes: 0

The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted. Votes: 0

The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the Pakistani earthquake victims. Votes: 0

To forgive a friend, one must practice generosity. To forgive an enemy, one must practice empathy. To forgive yourself requires charity. Forgiveness is a sacred act of gallantry. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm really interested in the difference between selfishness and generosity. It confuses me to no end because sometimes it all just feels like pure indulgence on my part. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines show us the way. Votes: 0

As Coleridge said, "We receive but what we give." The happy life is a life of continual generosity in which we go out to meet and acclaim the world. Votes: 0

Go to Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, or any college and you'll see libraries, dormitories, and a lot of buildings that were a result of the generosity of fat cats. Votes: 0

One of my favorite passages in 'Leaves of Grass,' that breathless, exuberant poem so rich and full of innocence and joy and generosity and compassion, is 'Mannahatta.' Votes: 0

All our relationships are person-to-person. They involve people seeing, hearing, touching, and speaking to each other; they involve sharing goods; and they involve moral values like generosity and compassion. Votes: 0

Scientists have discovered that the small brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes the brain light up with quiet joy. Votes: 0

It's not the depth of your intellect that will comfort you or transform your world. Only the richness of your heart and your generosity of spirit can do that Votes: 0

It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention. Votes: 0

Whenever I find a great deal of gratitude in a poor man, I take it for granted there would be as much generosity if he were a rich man. Votes: 0

Winning peace means the triumph of our pledge to establish, on a democratic basis, a new social framework of tolerance and generosity from which no one will feel excluded. Votes: 0

However much your life may have become an expression of creativity, of generosity of spirit, there's always the further possibility of more or just expressing it in different ways. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I would argue that the next President, either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture, exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent, but proceeding with determination to implement an agenda. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The generosity, to me it's less about the money and more about the support and the idea that people still care and love what Chris stood for and love him. Votes: 0

I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else. Votes: 0

On some deep cosmic level, we are all one, and within us we each contain the potential for good and for destruction, for compassion and hate, for generosity and greed... Votes: 0

Every time we watch over one another, godlike qualities of love, patience, kindness, generosity, and spiritual commitment fill the souls of those we visit and enlarge our souls as well. Votes: 0

Are you jealous of the ocean's generosity?Why would you refuse to givethis joy to anyone?Fish don't hold the sacred liquid in cups!They swim the huge fluid freedom. Votes: 0

The outpouring of generosity is overwhelming. People across the Lehigh Valley are moved by the images they are seeing on TV and they want to know how they can help. Votes: 0

The only things standing between you and the compassionate, wise, and creative person you want to be are matters of choice. Your choice. No one can occupy your generosity except you. Votes: 0

Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity, and beauty as conspicuously as the want of it represents illness, weakness, disgrace, meanness, and ugliness. Votes: 0

The act of nutrition is not a purely physiological event... The family meal is a formality that cultivates in us... a capacity for sharing, generosity, thoughtfulness, a talent for civilized conversation. Votes: 0

You know, he [Alan Rickman] played these very reserved, sometimes-cold, sometimes-threatening characters on the screen, but the reality of the man was incredible warmth and humor and generosity and wicked fun. Votes: 0

The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and generosity and sympathy are also stronger than ever before. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing. Votes: 0

I am convinced by a sad experience that it is natural to avoid those to whom we have been too much obliged, and that uncommon generosity causes neglect rather than gratitude. Votes: 0

Green strongly influences the heart and helps alleviate tension. Positive qualities associated with green are generosity, humility, and cooperation. Foods of the green vibration are all green fruits and green vegetables. Votes: 0

It's a great privilege and an honour to have the experiences and opportunities that I do to meet extraordinary Australians right across our country who share a great generosity of spirit. Votes: 0

The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams. Votes: 0

Painters strike me as having warm uncomplicated friendships and probably more natural generosity than the practitioners of any other art. Perhaps this is because painting is such a portable, flexible thing. Votes: 0

Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world, just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style. Votes: 0

Only by realizing what selfishness and lack of generosity really are can the delicious fragrance of true love and effective generosity, which is not of the mind, burst forth in our hearts.. Votes: 0

Extend some kind of unexpected generosity to someone, preferably a stranger, every single day for two weeks. The more you practice being generous, the more you'll impact others in an inspiring way. Votes: 0

Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness does not reign over us, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, and every kind of friendliness, generosity, and gentleness may reign in us. Amen Votes: 0

Honesty,sincer ity,simplicity, humility, pure generosity,abse nce of vanity,readines s to serve others -qualities which are within easy reach of every soul -are the foundation of one's spiritual life. Votes: 0

It doesn't mean old or younger. I've learned a lot from people much younger than me as well as people much older than me. So I think it's about honesty and generosity. Votes: 0

I feel we all have a stake in our community as much as we do in our own spirits, and seeking avenues of generosity is the direct path to peace among us. Votes: 0

I cry when I feel moved by incredible generosity or a connection to someone. We spend so much of our lives being separated. It's the relief of connection that produces the tears. Votes: 0

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give. Votes: 0

It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself. Votes: 0

A woman's greatest charm consists in a constant appeal to a man's generosity by a gracious declaration of helplessness which fills him with pride and awakens the most magnificent feelings in his heart. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Every fiction since Homer has taught friendship, patriotism, generosity, contempt of death. These are the highest virtues; and the fictions which taught them were therefore of the highest, though not of unmixed, utility. Votes: 0

It seemed to be a makeshift replacement for love, absenting oneself from stifling atmospheres, because love basically was a torrential storm of feeling; it thrived only in partnership with laughing generosity and truthfulness. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Leave the quarters of the close-fisted selfishness and live in the edifice of an open-handed generosity. God gives to you, so you can share when it's required of you! Give out; conquer greed! Votes: 0

When AIDS emergency broke out and was killing millions in Africa, the Global Fund was created so that a level of generosity would show up and buy the medicines to save those lives. Votes: 0

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 Votes: 0

It is certainly a good thing always to forgive with generosity, but it is no doubt just never to forget the wrongs received: they belong to the route that leads to inner maturity. Votes: 0

Above all, always see Jesus in every person, and consequently treat each one not only as an equal and as a brother or sister, but also with great humility, respect and selfless generosity. Votes: 0

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial. Votes: 0

I have not met [Donald] Trump and discussed any issues with him. There have been Republican administrations like the [George] Bush administration who initiated this AIDS generosity. So it's not purely a right-left thing. Votes: 0

We thought: we're poor, we have nothing, but when we started losing one after the other so each day became remembrance day, we started composing poems about God's great generosity and our former riches. Votes: 0

If some want to misuse the generosity of our nation, and re-examine what was previously examined, they should know the fire of the anger of the Iranian nation will be extremely burning and devastating. Votes: 0

The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power. Votes: 0

I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here. Votes: 0

The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

My father died when I was nine and a half. We were on relief for two years. They call it welfare now, but it was relief then... I never forgot the generosity of New York. Votes: 0

The generosity of the super-rich is sometimes proffered as evidence they're contributing as much to the nation's well-being as they did decades ago when they paid a much larger share of their earnings in taxes. Votes: 0

Deeds that seemed unimportant at the time would prove to have been momentous; a tiny act of selfishness and unkindness or, conversely, an unconsidered act of generosity would become the measure of a human life Votes: 0

The U.N.'s humanitarian agencies rely on charitable donations from the public as well as the generosity of governments to continue their lifesaving work in response to natural disasters, armed conflicts and other emergencies. Votes: 0

Abundance is an expansion of energy. Abundance is a form of gratitude, a generosity, a modesty, a bow toward others - what we can give, what we can share, rather than what we can take. Votes: 0

If we based everything in Hollywood on who was a nice guy, holy moly, we would have no movies. No actors would work. This is not an industry that is ruled by kindness and generosity. Votes: 0

A very common flower adds generosity to beauty. It gives joy to the poor, to the rude, and to the multitudes who could have no flowers were nature to charge a price for her blossoms. Votes: 0

True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed upon us by the law. It is a rule imposed upon us by reason, which should be the sovereign law of a rational being. Votes: 0

Curiosity endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in their own mode of life which springs from their cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will. Votes: 0

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! Votes: 0

Talent and generosity are needed to recognize talent and generosity in our companions; all is discord to an ear that has no idea of harmonies, but it needs a musical ear to delight in music. Votes: 0

Writing is one of the most ancient forms of prayer. To write is to believe communication is possible that other people are good, that you can awaken their generosity and their desire to do better. Votes: 0

At best the family teaches the finest things human beings can learn from one another generosity and love. But it is also, all too often, where we learn nasty things like hate, rage and shame. Votes: 0

I've always had not just an affection but a real love for the theater family in New York, and I really feel it is a family. I'm so touched by the generosity of everyone there. Votes: 0