Quotes by Generosity Curiosity endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in their own mode of life which springs from their cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will. Alistair Cooke generosityspringpeople It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need. Allan Lokos generositypowerfulpractice 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. Ambrose Bierce generositynoblemean DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears. Ambrose Bierce generositysupportfear If we based everything in Hollywood on who was a nice guy, holy moly, we would have no movies. No actors would work. This is not an industry that is ruled by kindness and generosity. Amy Sherman-Palladino generositynicekindness Three or four threads may be agitated, like telegraph wires, at the same time, and if I were to tap them all I would reveal such a mixture of innocence and duplicity, generosity and calculation, fear and courage, I cannot tell the whole truth simply because I would have to write four journals at once. Anais Nin duplicitygenerositywriting A man who was generous with his wealth. It has been reported that during his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million of his money to help others. Andrew Carnegie generosityhelping-othersmen I want people to help me reanchor the church to undeniable, mind-boggling, culture-shifting demonstration of compassion and generosity. Because, generosity was the hallmark of the early church. Andy Stanley generositycompassionpeople 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 generositywritinggiving As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority. Andy Stanley generosityprioritiesimportant Generosity helps us make a concerted effort to keep the needs of others in the forefront of our thinking. Rich people should not feel guilty, but we should feel responsible. We are called to be good stewards of the resources we have been privileged to manage. Andy Stanley generosityeffortthinking While generosity may be the antidote for the dizzying effects of wealth, your appetite for more may function as an antidote against God-honoring generosity. Your appetite for more stuff, status, and security has the potential to quash your efforts to be generous. And that's a problem. Andy Stanley generosityeffortmay We thought: we're poor, we have nothing, but when we started losing one after the other so each day became remembrance day, we started composing poems about God's great generosity and our former riches. Anna Akhmatova remembrancegenerosityeach-day All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the safe side and the just side of a question is the generous side and the merciful side. Anna Brownell Jameson ninety-ninegenerosityworld Generosity is often the stalking horse of control. Anne Truitt stalkinggenerosityhorse It is easy to be lenient at other people's expense, and call it generosity of mind. Anthony Daniels generositymindpeople When you give yourself, you receive more than you give. Antoine de Saint-Exupery generosityhelping-othersreality The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy. Antoine Rivarol envygenerositymen That's the whole challenge of life - to act with honor and hope and generosity, no whatter what you've drawn. You can't help when or what you were born, you may not be able to help how you die; but you can - and you should - try to pass the days between as a good man. Anton Myrer generositychallengesmen I feel the desire, or rather the intense need, to do something useful for society, and that is what stimulates me. In every situation I always look for what is positive and beneficial for my fellow citizens. Antoni Tapies generositydesireneeds«1234567891011»
