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Generosity Quotes
"Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you."
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"It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving."
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"You can NEVER be poor by giving and showing love to others."
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"When we give out to others we are also giving to our selves. It builds a life of meaning."
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"The awareness that 'money will get spent' must never be kept; whatever gets spent at whatever time is correct. That's why it was told to spend money, so that they can be free from greed and they can give it again and again."
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"Generosity is not only giving but also a sign of caring."
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"Pay it forward generates more value than tit for tat."
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"But let me offer a word of caution. If you choose to give from your heart, be careful. The most incredible feeling might just overwhelm you. And if you continue in this behavior, that feeling may become permanent."
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"A lack of giving in the life of a person will bring him to poverty."
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"A true generous heart can never revolve majorly with monetary skills nor business acumen nor cunning mind."
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"As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving."
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"This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit."
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"Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth."
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"Shockingly, the Bidens donated under $1,000 to all charities combined every year for the ten years prior to 2008."
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"Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed."
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"We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers."
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"But this payment goes well beyond my generosity," the monk responded."Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time."
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"If you do not need something that it is still useful, give it to someone who will appreciate it before you douse it in lighter fluid in hopes Santa Odin will put a new one under your Yule tree."
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"Generosity is the heart of humanity."
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"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."
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"A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps thro' fear of being thought to have but little."
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"Instead of buying something for you that you want I give you something that is mine, truly mine. A gift, a sign of respect for the person I have in front of me. Now you have a little piece of me with you which I gave you freely and spontaniously."
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"I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands.""They're not empty now."
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"When God blesses you financially, don't raise your standard of living. Raise your standard of giving."
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"We can only be our best by giving, and so we always need to be in the process of giving or preparing to give."
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"You can only afford to be generous if you actually have some money in the bank to give. In the same way, if your only source of love and meaning is your spouse, then anytime he or she fails you, it will not just cause grief but a psychological cataclysm. If, however, you know something of the work of the Spirit in your life, you have enough love 'in the bank' to be generous to your spouse even when you are not getting much affection or kindness at the moment."
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"When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed."
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"A most loving virtue of all, is that of a cheerful giver with the right attitude of LOVE! Giving is not just a random act of kindness. It is an investment in humanity. In return you become more than yourself, you transcend."
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"I have wrought my simple planIf I give one hour of joyTo the boy who's half a man,Or the man who's half a boy."
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"The heart that gives, gathers."
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"When you realized that you would have to ask for help, you did not feel humiliated. And when you learned that someone needed help, you showed them all that you had learned without fearing that you might be revealing secrets or being used by others. To he who knocks, the door will open.He who asks will receive.He who consoles knows that he will be consoled.Even if none of these things happens when you are expecting it to, sooner or later you will see the fruits of the thing you shared with such generosity."
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"We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential."
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"Finding the good in others is mutually rewarding for both you and the fortunate recipient of your kind words. Don't you love being around people who make you feel great about yourself? Don't you want to do business with people who make you feel valued and important? Wouldn't you rather work with people who appreciate and respect you? Of course you would! Now go out and do that for others! When you become a generous good-finder you will infuse positive energy, optimism, and good will into their lives, as well as your own."
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"Dmitri clearly gives good . . . blood."
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"They truly embodied goodness and generosity " like angels sent to save me in my hour of greatest need. Mohammed had risked everything to keep a promise to my father. He and his family saved not only my life, but also my faith in others."
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"Real generosity is anonymous to the extent that a man should be prepared even to be considered ungenerous rather than explain it to others."
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"In this world there are those who enjoy giving people balloons and there are those who take great pleasure in popping them. And I wish to be remembered as being firmly in the first party."
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"There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it."
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"Having given all he had He then is very rich indeed."
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"You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving." The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish."
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"Generosity is an act of love."
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"Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself."
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"Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind."
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"To give to others is but sowing seed for ourselves."
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"The real generosity is when a man does something generous when nobody knows about it."
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"Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise."
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