Generosity Quotes

A life not lived for others is not a life.

The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

For it is in giving that we receive, and in thanking that we are blessed twice.

Generosity is the flower of justice.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

The heaven of the generous is in the smiles of those they helped.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

True love is selfless. It is prepared to sacrifice.

The man who dies rich dies disgraced.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Generosity is not about giving me that which I need more than you do, but giving me that which you need more than I do.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

Eid teaches us empathy, generosity and gratitude — carry them all year.

Eid is the time to share what we have with others. Have a wonderful Eid.

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.