Quotes by Generosity Although goal setting can clearly be overdone, only a few people are overly involved with goals and goal setting; most people do far too little goal setting, including the reflecting that precedes the setting of such goals. Too many marriages have financial goals but not other explicit goals. Yet the gospel is certainly goal-oriented. Neal A. Maxwell financial-goalsgenerositypeople Our goals should stretch us bit by bit. So often when we think we have encountered a ceiling, it is really a psychological or experiential barrier that we have built ourselves. We built it and we can remove it. Neal A. Maxwell generositygoalthinking Without making a fetish of goal setting, and without letting "lists" of tasks we desire to do dominate us, some recording of goals is wise not only for the self-reminder these constitute, but also for the satisfaction of crossing things off. Neal A. Maxwell generosityselfwise Progress is measured by milestones. What many good people lack are markers that might tell them how they are actually doing. Goals can become a ritual or a fetish, but in the right measure they can give us some much needed reference points. No wonder some seem discouraged! Minus such milestones, we often feel minus in our lives Neal A. Maxwell generositygivingpeople I find that goal setting, when done this way, leads to goal achieving. The chronic failure to achieve goals lowers self-esteem. Show me a failure to achieve a goal, and usually I can show you the violation of one or more of the above criteria. Imposed goals, vague goals, and unrealistic goals tend to produce only partial successes and outright failures. Neal A. Maxwell generosityself-esteemgoal What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. Nelson Mandela generositydifferencesleadership The spirit of Christmas is - and hopefully always will be - about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth. Nick Rahall generosityearthspirit We need to be just before we are generous, as we need shirts before ruffles. Nicolas Chamfort rufflesgenerosityneeds Generosity is revolutionary, counter-instinctual. Our survival instinct is to care only for ourselves and our loved ones. But we can transform our relationship to that survival instinct by constantly asking ourselves, ‘How can I use my life’s energy to benefit all living beings? Noah Levine generositysurvivalenergy I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces. They are all pedestrian-friendly with shops, entertainment, restaurants and pubs within easy walking distance. Norman Foster generositydistancespace There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar. Oliver Goldsmith generositygreatnesssimple Quality and title have such allurements that hundreds are ready to give up all their own importance, to cringe, to flatter, to look little, and to pall every pleasure in constraint, merely to be among the great, though without the least hopes of improving their understanding or sharing their generosity. They might be happier among their equals. Oliver Goldsmith generositygiving-upunderstanding My main philosophy is that money is a loan from God. I'm in charge of it. I'm responsible for investin it, giving some of it away, providing for my family, and protecting it. Orel Hershiser generositygivingphilosophy True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed upon us by the law. It is a rule imposed upon us by reason, which should be the sovereign law of a rational being. Oliver Goldsmith sovereigngenerositylaw True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed on us by law. Oliver Goldsmith generositydutylaw We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. Orison Swett Marden generositygivingorder Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty. Oscar Romero generositydutypeace 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. P. D. James generositygovernmentpeople People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity. Oscar Wilde generositygivingpeople Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us Pablo Neruda being-singlegenerosityinspirational«2021222324252627282930»
