Generosity Quotes

“Benevolence”

“Philanthropy”

“Responsibility”

“Noblesse oblige”

“Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.”

“Taking pain to remove the pain of others is the true essence of generosity.”

“generosity”

“My friends, Dr. King realized that the only real wealth comes from helping others.”

“I have confidence not so much in my own abilities as in the generosity of everyone else.”

“Wikipedia: Generosity”

“There are people who are known to be very liberal, yet they never give without scolding or pride or even insolence.”

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

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

“By no means shall you attain to righteousness until you spend (benevolently) out of what you love; and whatever thing you spend, God surely knows it.”

“I wonder if those who advocate generosity for its rewards notice the inconsistency, or if what they call generosity is an attractive investment strategy.”

“Generosity is to help a deserving person without his request, and if you help him after his request, then it is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke.”

“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.”

“GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.”

“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.”

“Generosity is a virtue more frequently found in the small top layers than among the masses. After all, it takes intelligence to suspect that generosity very often pays while egotism does not.”