Quotes about Generosity
Man is born for deeds of kindness.
— Marcus Aurelius
What a man does for himself, dies with him. What a man does for his community lives long after he's gone.
— Theodore Roosevelt
A man may be ungrateful, but the human race is not so.
— John Milton
Kindness is a language herd by deaf men and felt by blind men.
— Mark Twain
There can never be success without happiness, and no man can be happy without dispensing happiness to others.
— Napoleon Hill
Good religious men, with the love of men in their hearts, and the means to pay their toll in their pockets.
— Henry David Thoreau
Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and then go amongst others and give.
— David Livingstone
Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.
— John Wesley
Many can give money to those in need, but to personally serve the needy readily, out of love, and in a fraternal spirit, requires a truly great soul.
— St. John Chrysostom
Not, how much of my money will I give to God, but, how much of God's money will I keep for myself?
— John Wesley
Whatever a man has in superabundance is owed, of natural right, to the poor for their sustenance.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving.
— Randy Alcorn