Quotes about Generosity

What seems like sacrifice becomes instead a kind of nourishment because dispensing grace enriches the giver as well as the receiver.

God's gifts are best used when we give them away in serving those who have less.

Grace is not about finishing last or first; it is about not counting.

Our need to give is every bit as desperate as the poor's need to receive.

blessing. • When you consider your level of willingness to give of yourself, does it reveal more contentment or discontentment residing

God can have our money and not have our hearts, but He cannot have our hearts without having all our money.

Religious Americans donate more and volunteer more time to charitable institutions than do secular Americans.

We've all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility (20) - Denzel Washington, So that We Might Follow

At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. It's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It's about what you've given back.

My kids have so much, and it's the only way I can teach them that there is a responsibility to their life that comes with being lucky. You give some of yourself to others.

The Dead Sea in the Middle East receives fresh water, but it has no outlet, so it doesn't pass the water out. It receives beautiful water from the rivers, and the water goes dank. I mean, it just goes bad. And that's why it is the Dead Sea. It receives and does not give. In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.

It is true that when we harm others, we harm ourselves; but it is just as true that when we help others, we also help ourselves.