Quotes about Generosity
You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you
— John Wooden
There is a wonderful, almost mystical, law of nature that says three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.
— John Wooden
James Russell Lowell wrote: It's not what we give but what we share, For the gift without the giver is bare. Who gives of himself of his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.
— John Wooden
You cannot have a perfect day without helping others with no thought of getting something in return.
— John Wooden
three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.
— John Wooden
You can't live a perfect day unless you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
— John Wooden
Calvin Coolidge observed, "No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
— John Wooden
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." It
— John Wooden
Every family should have a room where Christ is welcome in the person of the hungry and thirsty stranger.
— St. John Chrysostom
If you don't have the gift of a loving supportive family, be that gift for someone else. It doesn't have to be a relative, just someone you know who is alone or hurting over the holiday.
— Joel Osteen
Let us impart all the blessings we possess, or ask for ourselves, to the whole family of mankind.
— George Washington
I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
— Francois Rabelais