Generosity Quotes

• No one has ever become poor by giving.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Morning, Kindness

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• 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.

  John Wesley

  Life, Motivational, Christmas

  'Rule of Conduct' in 'Letters' (1915)

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• Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

  Simone Weil

  Kindness, Caring, Empathy

  Letter to Joë Bousquet on April 13, 1942. "Correspondance", published by Editions l'Age d'Homme in Lausanne, p. 18, 1982.

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

  John Bunyan

  Motivational, Success, Perseverance

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• Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.

  Jim Rohn

  Helping Others, Giving, Making A Difference

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Jan 20, 2017

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  We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

  Winston Churchill

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• One is not born into the world to do everything but to do something.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Inspirational, Life, Volunteer

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

  Calvin Coolidge

  Life, Leadership, Motivational Sports

  Calvin Coolidge (1920). “Law and Order”

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  For it is in giving that we receive.

  Francis of Assisi

  Christmas, Greatness, Helping Others

  Francis of Assisi (2017). “St. Francis of Assisi's Prayers”, p.72, Paper & Ink

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• Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.

  Frank A. Clark

  Kindness, Real, Nice

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• You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Love, Funny, Women

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

  Margaret Cho

  Kindness, Suicidal, Reality

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• Your path is your own, but you must walk side by side with others, with compassion and generosity as your beacons. If anything is required it is this: fearlessness in your examination of life and death; Willingness to continually grow; and openness to the possibility that the ordinary is extraordinary, and that your joys and your sorrows have meaning and mystery

  Elizabeth Lesser

  Compassion, Life And Death, Joy

  Elizabeth Lesser (1999). “The New American Spirituality: A Seeker's Guide”, Random House Incorporated

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• 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.

  Dennis Prager

  Courage, Kindness, Honesty

  FaceBook post by Dennis Prager from Sep 07, 2014

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• 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.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Inspirational, Confidence, Teacher

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• Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

  Albert Camus

  Life, Gratitude, Lying

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• He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Love, Life, Family

  Friedrich Nietzsche “Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche”, Delphi Classics

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• Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.

  Christine Todd Whitman

  Fall, Thinking, Differences

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• You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• To generous souls every task is noble.

  Euripides

  Soul, Tasks, Noble

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  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.

  Henry James

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  "Henry James: A Life". Book by Leon Edel. Volume 5: "The Master 1901-1916", 1972.

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• You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

  Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.34, Lulu.com

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• The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.

  Fred Rogers

  Self, Giving, Honest

  Fred Rogers (1995). “You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor”, p.92, Penguin

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• Money is but one venue for generosity. Kindness is an even more valuable currency.

  Alan Cohen

  Kindness, Currency, Valuable

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