Generosity
232 quotes: 42 by Keith Craft, 190 from other voices.
Keith Craft on Generosity
Other voices on Generosity
- A beneficent person is like a fountain watering the earth, and spreading fertility; it is, therefore, more delightful and more honorable to give than receive.
- A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog when you are just as hungry as the dog.
- A favour does not consist in the service done, but in the spirit of the man who confers it.
- A friend is a gift you give yourself.
- A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.
- A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good he has done to his fellowmen.
- A selfish man covets that which he does not need, while a liberal man often bestows that which he needs.
- A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.
- Acts of sacrifice and decency without regard to what's in it for you create ripple effects. Ones that lift up families and communities, that spread opportunity and boost our economy.
- Add value without expectation.
- All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.
- Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.
- An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.Lydia Maria ChildCommonly attributed
- Are you contributing more than you consume?
- As the purse is emptied the heart is filled.Victor HugoCommonly attributed
- Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you but do not think of that now.
- Be generous! Give to those whom you love; give to those who love you; give to the fortunate; give to the unfortunate; yes — give especially to those to whom you don’t want to give.
- Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.
- Be rather bountiful than expensive; do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.
- Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
- Charity is a virtue of the heart and not of the hands.
- Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.
- Courage is generosity of the highest order, for the brave are prodigal of the most precious things.
- Do Good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.
- Don’t help people because you want something in return. Help them because it’s one of your values – or because you believe in them and their values.
- Don't save up love like you're trying to retire on it; give it away like you're made of it.
- Down in their hearts wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others.
- Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.
- Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.
- Examples are few of men ruined by giving. Men are heroes in spending, very cravens in what they give.
- Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.
- Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
- Generosity is not a loan to repay or a debt to settle. It's a gift to appreciate.
- Generosity isn’t saying yes to every request. It’s helping when you can make a unique contribution. Generosity isn’t sacrificing yourself for others. It’s helping when it won’t exhaust you – and when it energizes you.
- Give, and you may keep your friend if you lose your money; lend, and the chances are that you lose your friend if ever you get back your money.
- Give, even if you only have a little.
- Give more than you take, and you’ll get more than you give.
- Give the best of you everywhere you go. Give a smile, give thanks, give kindness, give love, and give without expectation of return.