Best 736 quotes in «generosity quotes» category

Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.

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.

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Deserve a great deal, and you shall have a great deal; deserve little, and you shall have but a little; and be good for nothing atall, and I assure you, you shall have nothing at all.

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.

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

Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles.

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.

Every great leader has a generosity gene.

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.

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.

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

Every single human being on this earth make a difference on this planet earth but each one of us make a different contribution and it will be a better contribution when we have more gratitude and more generosity, when we love more.

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.

Exaggeration is in the course of things. Nature sends no creature, no man into the world, without adding a small excess of his proper quality. Given the planet, it is still necessary to add the impulse; so, to every creature nature added a little violence of direction in its proper path, a shove to put it on its way; in every instance, a slight generosity, a drop too much.

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

Everywhere I go in Pakistan and Afghanistan, I am touched by the fierce desire for education, and the outpouring of hospitality and generosity. The most important ingredient is the relationships. The process takes "Three Cups of Tea". First you are a stranger, second a friend, and the third, you become family, but the process takes several years. Here in America, we have 8 second sound bytes, 2 minute football drills, and thirty minute power lunches.

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

Extend your hand with the strongest reach.

Faith is from within; it is the outbreaking of human spontaneity; it is force of soul, grandeur of sentiment, magnanimity, generosity, courage. Its formulas are naturally unintelligible in their literal tenor; for, otherwise, they would represent that which is scientifically known, and would not be the mere provisional clothing of that which is not objectively given, but subjectively projected from the inmost depth of the soul.

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

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

For most of us, generosity is a quality that must be developed. We have to respect that it will grow gradually; otherwise our spirituality can become idealistic and imitative, acting out the image of generosity before it has become genuine.

For this I bless you most. You give much and know not that you give at all.

From the fear and constriction that's sort of always pulling us back and keeping us in old modalities, I feel like any expansive act of kindness, thoughtfulness, and generosity, helps tip the scale toward a more conscious, liberated existence for everyone.

Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given.

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.

Generosity is giving until it makes you uncomfortable.

Generosity is never out of season.

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

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

Generosity is often the stalking horse of control.

Generosity is revolutionary, counter-instinctual. Our survival instinct is to care only for ourselves and our loved ones. But we can transform our relationship to that survival instinct by constantly asking ourselves, ‘How can I use my life’s energy to benefit all living beings?

Generosity is the flower of justice.

Generosity makes us happiest. We'll be happier people when we share, not when we impose, but when we learn from one another. Because when I'm connected to everyone I disappear... in being excellent you lose yourself. And when you're connected to everyone, that's the best thing that can happen.

Generosity should begin lightly and deepen later, fro when it is first rich and then lessens, people forget the kindness. Authority should begin strictly and loosen up later, for if it is loose first and then strict, people will resent the severity.

Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent.

Generosity and gratitude are inseparably linked.

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

Generosity is more charitable than wealth.

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.

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

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

Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.

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