Empower Through Generosity Quotes
Givers gain, and the returns arrive from directions takers never see. Generosity done right builds people up rather than making them dependent. This Impact path holds history's most generous quotes on giving with wisdom. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.”
“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.”
“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.”
“Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.”
“The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.”
“Give yourself entirely to those around you. Be generous with your blessings. A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
“Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.”
“That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.”
“It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.”
“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.”
“You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.”
“The best things to do with the best things in life is give them away.”
“It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.”
“Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.”
“When you do someone a favor, do it first class all the way.”
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”
“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.”
“Love is the greatest gift you can give yourself and others.”
“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.”
“Giving while living.”
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
“Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.”
“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them.”
“Until we can receive with an open heart, we're never really giving with an open heart.”
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
“Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
“When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it, why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top, credit for the good deed or a favor in return?”
“The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.”
“To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.”
“Generosity is always cheaper than greed.”
“If you want help for your dream, start by helping someone else with their dream.”
“Whatever a man has in superabundance is owed, of natural right, to the poor for their sustenance.”
“The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.”
“In your quest to succeed and make money, don’t forget to do something for others.”
“Never resist a generous impulse.”
“What love we’ve given, we’ll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for eternity.”
“You don’t tithe because you want to get something. You tithe because you’ve already gotten it.”
“Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.”
“Men are developed the same way gold is mined. When gold is mined, several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold; but one doesn’t go into the mine looking for dirt—one goes in looking for the gold.”
“Do things for others and you’ll find your self-consciousness evaporating like morning dew.”
“Try leaving a friendly trail of little sparks of gratitude on your daily trips. You will be surprised how they will set small flames of friendship that will be rose beacons on your next visit.”
“One reason I never patent my products is that if I did it would take so much time, I would get nothing else done. But mainly I don’t want my discoveries to benefit specific favored persons.”
“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.”
“If a gift, favor, or service incorporates all three features of meaningfulness, unexpectedness, and customization, it can become a formidable source of change.”
“Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided.”
“Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Act because you need to act.”
“Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.”
