Poor Generous Quotes

#1. A poor generous man is greatly praised.
A stingy rich man is greatly despised.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#2. The few of understanding, vision rare, Who veiled not from the herd their hearts, but tried, Poor generous fools, to lay their feelings bare, Them have men always burnt and crucified.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

#3. Giving with glad and generous hearts has a way of routing out the tough old miser within us. Even the poor need to know that they can give. Just the very act of letting go of money, or some other treasure, does something within us. It destroys the demon greed.

Richard J. Foster

#4. To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

John James Audubon

#5. An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent.

Gary Hamel

#6. Statistics indicate that the average American is a guy named Brian who lives in Ohio.

Demetri Martin

#7. As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative.

Honore De Balzac

#8. Fame is something that is bestowed upon you because of success. Success is something you have to chase.

Noel Gallagher

#9. Whether we are poor or rich or somewhere in between, we honor the Lord with all he has placed in our care. We open our hands to the poor and share the joy of generous Christian giving.

Kimberly Hahn

#10. The poor can't wait. Philanthropists needed to carry on being generous.

Bill Gates

#11. When they fall in love with a city, it is for forever and it is like forever.

Toni Morrison

#12. As a rule, only the poor are generous.

Honore De Balzac

#13. Proverbs 19:17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

Lois Jackson

#14. Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. - Plato

Peter Atkins

#15. Writing fiction isn't about lying through your teeth, but more like, fibbing with a little class.

Anthony Mays

#16. No matter how rich or poor you might feel, right now is the time to be generous.

Andy Stanley

#17. If this is the only life, then why I'm not just doing everything I want to do.

James Franco

#18. For the first time, you can actually see the losers turn green

Bob Hope

#19. Ooh, so generous. You're like Brad Pitt. You're hot and you love poor people.

Cassia Leo

#20. Frequently give up some of your property by giving it with a generous heart to the poor ... It is true that God will repay us not only in the next world but even in this.

Francis De Sales

#21. He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor (Proverbs 22:9).

Anonymous

#22. I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.

Pliny The Elder

#23. If you want resurrection, you must have crucifixion ... The hoarder, the one in us that wants to keep, to hold on, must be killed.

Joseph Campbell

#24. No touching Baby Jesus."
"But we're his parents!" proclaimed Mary Beth, who was being generous to include poor Joseph under this appellation.
"Mary Beth," Barb Wiggin said, "if you touch the Baby Jesus, I'm putting you in a cow costume.

John Irving

#25. Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.

Saint Ignatius