Top 100 Generosity Giving Quotes
#2. 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.
Gerald Brenan
#4. Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.
Dillon Burroughs
#5. 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.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
#6. life-giving generosity was another depth in Lewis's nature that was part of his greatness
Jocelyn Gibb
#7. When we do for others, we can't help but be touched by the love and generosity we thought we were giving away.
Kimberly Kirberger
#8. What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao.
Laozi
#9. You can't get unless you give. And you have to give without wanting to get.
Theodore White
#10. It is through generous giving, that we affirm before the world, our nation's faith in the inalienable right of every man, to a life of freedom, justice and security.
Harry S. Truman
#11. 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.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
#12. It's best to start the discipline of generosity when the amounts are small. It's easy to give ten cents out of a dollar; it's a little harder to give a hundred thousand out of a million.
Jim Rohn
#13. Sometimes we hold on to our possessions because we fear we might run out - life seems scarce. But when we believe that giving is the way to live, we will produce more in the future - life seems abundant.
John C. Maxwell
#14. 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.
Charles Alexander Eastman
#15. What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
#17. Generosity has little to do with giving gifts, and everything to do with giving space to others to be who they are.
Patti Digh
#18. I gave you all my secrets, and you lost them all. You lost a lot of things.
But the treasure of it was in the giving, not the keeping.
Julio Alexi Genao
#19. 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.
Henry Ward Beecher
#20. He gives me good advice." Lord Henry smiled. "People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity." "Oh,
Oscar Wilde
#21. When we don't ask, we don't let others give. When we fear rejection, we don't let generosity arise.
Bernie Glassman
#22. 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.
Rachel Simmons
#23. 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.
Yasmin Mogahed
#24. People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.
Oscar Wilde
#25. If the baser instinct of rampant self-preservation adamantly refuses to surrender itself to the infinitely greater call of self-sacrifice, in attempting to save our lives we will have in reality completely destroyed our lives.
Craig D. Lounsbrough
#26. Real love doesn't seek to acquire. It gives itself away. Its very nature is that of surrender, service, and generosity.
Catherine Ingram
#27. 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.
Suze Orman
#30. Kindness that turns to bitterness when it is not appreciated was never kindness at all.
Vironika Tugaleva
#31. 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.
Jason Mraz
#32. Giving out of your surplus does not make you generous, it makes your selfishness more tolerable! Giving while you are lacking is what pleases the Lord.
William Branks
#33. To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?
Jean De La Bruyere
#34. 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.
Sam Simon
#35. Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
Albert Camus
#36. Letting go - abandoning, relinquishing - is actually the same mind state as generosity. So the practice of giving deeply influences the feeling tone of our meditation practice, and vice versa.
Sharon Salzberg
#37. All that one gives to others one gives to one's self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
Ramana Maharshi
#38. I think that deep inside, all of humanity knows there's truth here, whether they want to admit it or not. There's a joy that comes in Christmas. There's a season of giving, so people feel this generosity.
Chris Tomlin
#39. Some are unwisely liberal, and more delight to give presents than to pay debts.
Philip Sidney
#40. 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.
Terry Tempest Williams
#41. I cannot think of a better definition of Christianity than that: give, give, give.
James I. McCord
#42. It's as easy to give away a million as a hundred if you have not got either ...
Lucy Maud Montgomery
#43. O the world is but a word; were it all yours to give it in a breath, how quickly were it gone!
William Shakespeare
#44. You are very kind in planning presents for me to make, and my mother has shown me exactly the same attention; but as I do not choose to have generosity dictated to me, I shall not resolve on giving my cabinet to Anna till the first thought of it has been my own.
Jane Austen
#45. Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day.
Richelle E. Goodrich
#46. The more you give yourself to others, the more joy and peace will flow into your own life.
Thomas Kinkade
#47. What the Bible says is really true-it's better to give than to receive.
Ted Turner
#48. If you give what can be takes, you are not really giving.
Take what you are given, not what you want to be given.
Take what is given:
Give what cannot be taken.
Idries Shah
#51. Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
Maimonides
#52. Listen carefully to what I am saying - and be wary of the shrewd advice that tells you how to get ahead in the world on your own. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes. NEVER WITHOUT A STORY
Eugene H. Peterson
#53. Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.
William Arthur Ward
#54. 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.
Jean-Paul Sartre
#55. Generosity won't happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.
Andy Stanley
#56. Oh! if the good hearts had the fat purses, how much better everything would go!
Victor Hugo
#57. Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.
Michael Josephson
#59. O heresy in fair, fit for these days,
A giving hand, though foul, shall have fair praise.
William Shakespeare
#60. When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received.
Gautama Buddha
#61. When you give, therefore, take to yourself no credit for generosity, unless you deny yourself something in order that you may give.
Henry Taylor
#62. An artist gives. Gives visually, gives through courses, or with free advice, through generosity of spirit and through a need to share.
Veronica Roth
#63. Pure generosity emerges when we give without the need for our offering to be received in a certain way. That's why the best kind of generosity comes from inner abundance, rather than from feeling deficient and hollow, starved for validation.
Sharon Salzberg
#64. I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips.
Will Rogers
#65. Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.
William Arthur Ward
#66. 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.
Keith Ferrazzi
#67. He who accumulates has little. He who gives away has much.
Debasish Mridha
#69. 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.
Patrick Stewart
#71. Be generous. Give to those you love; give to those who love you, give to the fortunate, give to the unfortunate - yes, give especially to those you don't want to give. You will receive abundance for your giving. The more you give, the more you will have.
W. Clement Stone
#72. I truly believe that generosity begets generosity. You give before you receive.
Josh Garrels
#73. You can express your generosity in ways that are virtually limitless. This was what I wanted to convey in 'Giving 2.0' - that whether you have $10 or $10 million to give, if you identify the right opportunities and make the most of your resources, your impact can be tremendous.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
#74. Generosity is not in giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is in giving me that which you need more than I do.
Kahlil Gibran
#75. There is giving, and there is knowingness. Some have generosity and compassion but no true knowledge. Some have knowledge but no self-sacrifice. When both are present, that person is blessed and prosperous. Such a being is truly incomparable.
Rumi
#77. Real generosity toward the future consists in giving all to what is present.
Robin S. Sharma
#78. I lived in the city of light for 4 years 10 months, the generosity of sacred souls sustain my livelihood.
Lailah Gifty Akita
#79. Americans are known for their strength, fortitude, and generosity in times of need. We encourage people in the U.S. and everywhere to give with their hearts, reach out to these victims, and donate what they can to the relief efforts.
Michael Dell
#80. Receiving, gratitude, and generosity all grow together.
Mark V. Ewert
#81. Some men mistake generosity for charity: these flatter themselves that they are giving gratuitously, whilst they are merely rewarding secret services offered their vanity.
Norm MacDonald
#82. But let me offer a word of caution. If you choose to give from your heart, be careful. The most incredible feeling might just overwhelm you. And if you continue in this behavior, that feeling may become permanent.
Steve Goodier
#83. What is so interesting about giving is not only that it pays, but that it pays in such unexpected ways. When you live with generosity, blessings come to you from corners and avenues you never would have expected.
Bob Burg
#84. 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.
Zicheng Hong
#87. Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-caluculated less or more.
William Wordsworth
#88. I am convinced that the devil has caused the subject of giving to stir up resistance and resentment among God's people because he knows there are few ways of spiritual enrichment like the exercise of faithful stewardship.
Stephen F Olford
#89. Compassion has more to do with the attitude we bring to our encounters with other people than with any quantifiable metric of giving.
Sharon Salzberg
#90. Living with generosity creates a swelling tide that raises all ships. Not just yours; not just the other person's; everyone's.
Bob Burg
#91. You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Kahlil Gibran
#92. As desire abates, generosity is born. When we are connected and present, what else is there to do but give?
Jack Kornfield
#95. You got to set your mind right and the rest will come to you naturally. No restrictions, no hang-ups, no stupid rules, no formalities, no forbidden fruit - just everyone getting and giving as much as he and she can.
Ray Charles
#96. We have to cultivate contentment with what we have. We really don't need much. When you know this, the mind settles down. Cultivate generosity. Delight in giving. Learn to live lightly. In this way, we can begin to transform what is negative into what is positive. This is how we start to grow up.
Tenzin Palmo
#97. The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are.
Johnnetta B. Cole
#98. [G]iving yourself some loving attention is not selfish. It is sensible. If you feel loved and cherished--even if it is only by yourself--then you will have more love to give to others, too. (83)
Penelope Quest
#99. There's so much emphasis on Daniel Day-Lewis and his process, which is appropriately his own. But I was just blown away by his generosity as an actor. He's so giving as an actor that he just naturally commands the focus on set.
Adam Driver
