Quotes about Generosity
The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror. We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbour with the possession of those virtues that are likely to be a benefit to us.
— Oscar Wilde
The Meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away
— Pablo Picasso
So let's obey the Golden Rule, and give unto others what we would have others give unto us, How? When? Where? The answer is: All the time, everywhere.
— Dale Carnegie
Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Every day do a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.
— Dale Carnegie
You can be cured in fourteen days if you follow this prescription. Try to think every day how you can please someone.
— Dale Carnegie
Let's remember that the only way to find happiness is not to expect gratitude, but to give for the joy of giving.
— Dale Carnegie
Giving away credit is a magical multiplier
— Dale Carnegie
We provide them with roast beef and potatoes to build energy, but we neglect to give them kind words of appreciation that would sing in their memories for years like the music of the morning stars.
— Dale Carnegie
They are far more likely to return the favor.
— Dale Carnegie
Practice routinely purposeful kindnesses and intelligent acts of beauty.
— Dallas Willard
Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving I experience my strength, my wealth, my power.
— Dallas Willard
Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.
— Dallas Willard