51 Most Inspiring Quotes On Generosity

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Generosity makes us feel good. It involves giving without any expectations of something in return. It is about accepting that we are all interconnected and everything we do affects others. The more we give, the happier we will be.

Generosity is a huge virtue that can make our lives more meaningful and allow us to have an impact on the lives of others around us. And is a quality that is not only appreciated in the workplace, it can also lend a sense of community and team-building. Check out these most inspirational quotes on generosity that will make you want to do good to make the world a better place.

51 Most Inspiring Quotes On Generosity

“Generosity is giving more than you can.” ― Khalil Gibran

“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things that renew humanity.” ― Anonymous

“Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.” ― Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

“You do not have to be rich to be generous.” ― Anonymous

“Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Your time is the greatest gift you can give to someone.” ― unknown

“Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else’s life forever.” ― Margaret Cho

“The law of prosperity is generosity. If you want more, give more.” ― Bob Proctor

“Generosity is the flower of justice.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Sometimes, we need only to look at the sunrise to see the generosity of God.” ― Jocelyn Soriano

“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” ― Albert Pike

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ― Winston Churchill

“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.” ― Khalil Gibran

“Generosity is the best investment.” ― Diane Con Furstenberg

“Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.” ― Khalil Gibran

“Happiness is not made by what we own. It is what we share.” ― Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

“Where grace happens generosity happens.” ― Max Lucado

“Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness.” ― The Dalai Lama XIV

“Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” ― Frank Howard Clark

“Goodness is about character, integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.” ― Dennis Prager

“Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.” ― Albert Camus

“Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can – a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement – we are training in letting go.” ― Pema Chodron

“Nothing is impossible to the willing heart.” ― John Heywood

“Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all.” ― Muhammad Ali

 “The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.” ― Fred Rogers

“The most generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.” ― Carol Ryrie Brink

“It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.” ― Jacques-Yves Cousteau

“The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.” ― Albert Einstein

“Be just before you are generous.” ― E. Haywood

“The greatest way to learn the genius of generosity is to practice it in real time with others.” ― Chip Ingram

“No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted.” ― Aesop

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.” ― Mother Teresa

 “Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” ― Albert Camus

“Generosity, kindness, honesty, humor – makes us truly rich.” ― Waylon Lewis

“You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion.” ― Anonymous

“It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need.” ― Allan Lokos

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” ― John Holmes

“True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations.” ― Suze Orman

“Nice words are free, so choose ones that please another’s ears.” ― Vietnamese

“Generosity isn’t about money, it’s about the heart.” ― Anonymous

“Don’t wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly, lead the way.” ― Steve Maraboli

“Your greatness is not what you have, it’s what you give.” ― Anonymous

 “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” ― Simone Weil

“Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style.” ― Rebecca Solnit

“Generosity isn’t an act. It’s a way of life.” ― Chip Ingram

“Through radical generosity we are awakening people.” ― Bill Johnson

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” ― Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live.” ― Pete Seeger

“Good words are worth much and cost little.” ― George Herbert

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