Generous Quotes

“...But the Mahommedan religion increases, instead of lessening, the fury of intolerance. It was originally propagated by the sword, and ever since, its votaries have been subject, above the people of all other creeds, to this form of madness. In a moment the fruits of patient toil, the prospects of material prosperity, the fear of death itself, are flung aside. The more emotional Pathans are powerless to resist. All rational considerations are forgotten. Seizing their weapons, they become Ghazis—as dangerous and as sensible as mad dogs: fit only to be treated as such. While the more generous spirits among the tribesmen become convulsed in an ecstasy of religious bloodthirstiness, poorer and more material souls derive additional impulses from the influence of others, the hopes of plunder and the joy of fighting. Thus whole nations are roused to arms. Thus the Turks repel their enemies, the Arabs of the Soudan break the British squares, and the rising on the Indian frontier spreads far and wide. In each case civilisation is confronted with militant Mahommedanism. The forces of progress clash with those of reaction. The religion of blood and war is face to face with that of peace.”
― Winston Churchill, The Story of the Malakand Field Force

“Life can be generous, but leaves us with a trilemma: How can we reconcile three diverse features: ‘I’, 'me' and the 'others'. Since the “I” entails what I want; the “me” what others expect of me and the “others” what others themselves want. The bridges between "individuality", “surroundings” and "otherness" can be abysmal and very often waiting to be restored. (“I am on my own side, but I can listen “ )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap! I promise you! It's just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don't buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful, and be generous.”
― Ashton Kutcher

“Don't wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly... lead the way!”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“But I give best when I give from that deeper place; when I give simply, freely and generously, and sometimes for no particular reason. I give best when I give from my heart.”
― Steve Goodier

“There is no doubt that the princess did become a queen---not only on the screen. One of the most loved, one of the most skillful, one of the most intelligent, one of the most sensitive, charming actresses---and friends, in my life---but also in the later stages of her life, the UNICEF ambassador to the children of the world. The generosity, sensitivity, the nobility of her service to the children of the world and the mothers of the world will never be forgotten.”
― Gregory Peck

“THE UNFORGIVEN


Tell me if you've ever had to deal with these kinds of people:

The kind who take and don't give.
The kind to whom you give and give,
And they keep asking.
The kind to whom you give and give and they say you gave nothing.
The kind whom have never offered anything,
But act like they're the ones providing
EVERYTHING.

The kind you give and give,
But take more than you can give.
And when they have already taken everything,
They get mad at you when you say you have
Nothing more to give.

The unforgiving,
The misgiving,
Wastefully living -
And selfishly driven.
The rat that never gives back,
Yet is so quick to attack -
Because they think the word
TAKING
Seriously means
GIVING.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be a prevenient courage that allows us to be brave - that is, to acknowledge that there is more beauty than our eyes can bear, that precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm. And therefore, this courage allows us, as the old men said, to make ourselves useful. It allows us to be generous, which is another way of saying exactly the same thing.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

“Giving does not only preceed receiving; it is the reason for it. It is in giving that we receive.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“The most wonderful thing, Mary, is that you and I are always walking together, hand in hand, in a strangely beautiful world, unknown to other people. We both stretch one hand to receive from Life - and Life is generous indeed.”
― Khalil Gibran

“The subsistence mentality of a person is a prison in which his personal joy is detained. If you want to live in joy, you don't live for yourself alone. Live for others too!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Lena wished that love were something you could flip on and off. You could turn it on when you felt good about yourself and worthy of it and generous enough to return it. You could flip it off when you needed to hide or self-destruct ad had nothing at all to give.”
― Ann Brashares, Sisterhood Everlasting

“Give and receive; give big and receive big; give freely and receive freely; give poorly and receive poorly.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“I have noticed that most times, the least that you give out is the best that someone really needs. So, don't always wait till you have something big to give before you do so! Someone's "big" is your "little"!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365

“Abundance is the perpetual act of being empty.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Live in awe. Life is fragile. Be generous with your light.”
― Richie Norton

“The only gift I have to give is the ability to receive. If giving is a gift, and it surely is, then my gift to you is to allow you to give to me. 
”
― Jarod Kintz, There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't

“Be generous with your strengths and skills. They are not your private property, and they grow from being shared.”
― Joanna Macy, World as Lover, World as Self

“Err on the side of generosity. Not because you want something in return. Banking on reciprocity is a recipe for manipulation. Be generous because you’re human and you care.”
― Richie Norton

“Why?' I asked. 'Why be so generous?' Lucien gave me a look that suggested he had no idea, either, given that I'd murdered their companion, but Tamlin stared at me for a long moment.

'I kill too often as it is,' Tamlin said finally, shrugging his broad shoulders. 'And you're insignificant enough to not ruffle this estate. Unless you decide to start killing us.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“When women ask me what I do for a living, I’m going to tell them I earn money the old-fashioned way. Then I’ll go on to explain that I somehow managed to get my name added to an African Charity list, and generous Americans donate eight dollars a month so that I can afford to feed myself, but that I spend it all on my new Twitter blue check.”
― Jarod Kintz, Don't Even Get Me Started On The Beastie Boys

“Some might say that abundance is not what you hold in your hand, but what you have in your heart. And I would say that abundance is giving away what you have in your heart so that neither hold anything.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Generous in love-God, gives grace.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“People hesitate to ask for money when they need it, but money exchange is just a cold transaction between people, one that can be given and taken back. Touch, on the other hand, is a warm offering of generosity whose value lies in knowing that it can never be returned, at least not in the same way.”
― Ranjani Rao, Rewriting My Happily Ever After - A Memoir of Divorce and Discovery

“Be generous with your courage.”
― Richie Norton

“They didn’t seem to need alcohol or drugs to be happy, or confident, or to have a good time. They seemed to get high off life itself and frequently delighted in the simple things. They were generous and would offer to buy my meal whenever we went out. In the end, it was their kindness that drew me back, not just the girls, but all of them. I was used to friends keeping me around because I could get them drugs, get them invited to the trendiest parties. I was used to friends who would lie to me and sleep with my girlfriend. I was used to friends who always measured me and compared themselves to me, friends who discarded me as soon as they realized I wasn’t game for whatever it was they were scheming. These people were so kind that it confused me. They actually cared about me, who I was, my past, my problems. And they wanted the best for me.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose

“Even if the good old days never existed, the fact that we can conceive of such a world is, in fact, an affirmation of the human spirit. That the imagination of man is capable of creating the myth of a more open, more generous time is not a sign of our folly.”
― Orson Welles

“And he said...

...if you have to ask yourself if you have a good heart, then you don't.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“To take any return that I might derive from my investment in the life of another, and to immediately invest that return back into that life is to turn an investment from a mere contribution that sustains a life, to an act of selfless humanity that transforms a life.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“You’re impossible,” I groaned, shoving against his shoulder.

“You mean unattainable.” He didn’t budge.

“You didn’t seem unattainable when you were begging me to kiss you.”

“I was being charitable. Where would people like you be without my generosity?”
― Jane Washington, A Dream of Embers