Quotes about Generosity

Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.

The person who gives with a smile is the best giver because God loves a cheerful giver.

A smile remains the most inexpensiv gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.

Almost every day brings opportunities to perform unselfish acts for others. Such acts are unlimited and can be as simple as a kind word, a helping hand, or a gracious smile.

(A smile) costs nothing, but creates much.

There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord. Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.

Only that which is good for all men is good for every man. No one is truly inspired for his own sake. He who is blessed, is a blessing for others.

God's Riches At Christ's Expense.

The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

The covetous are poor givers.

Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.

To make a start, it should give away all its property to those in need. The clergy must live solely on the free-will offerings of their congregations, or possibly engage in some secular calling. The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary human life, not dominating, but helping and serving.