#generosity

The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward. ↗

— Carol Ryrie Brink

#giving #family

I got him a cool gift. I got him a pack of razors, and a really furry dead cat.
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— Jarod Kintz

#cats #dead #death #funny #generosity

That’s what I always wanted to know. Why would some fella be willing to do something generous for a kid he doesn’t even know?” Rodney asked. “Have to say I’m surprised, Mr. Burton. Of all the people on the face of the earth,” he said, his voice softening, “I figured if anyone knew the answer to that one, it’d be you. ↗

— Kenny Rogers

#friendship #generosity #friendship

The UK public have repeatedly shown enormous generosity to those in need. ↗

— Andrew Mitchell

#generosity #need #public #repeatedly #shown

Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity. ↗

— Abdus Salam

#colour #determine #distinction #generosity #his

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. ↗

— John Holmes

#compassion #friendship #generosity #helping-others #friendship

God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for the giving that is governed by a fixed determination. The Spirit of God revolutionises our philanthropic instincts. Much of our philanthropy is simply the impulse to save ourselves an uncomfortable feeling. The Spirit of God alters all that. As saints our attitude towards giving is that we give for Jesus Christ’s sake, and from no other motive. ↗

— Oswald Chambers

#giving #guilt #attitude

You make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#fallibility #generosity #inspirational #courage

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. ↗

— Anonymous

#generosity #guests #hospitality #inspirational #strangers

Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty. ↗

— George Eliot

#pride #vanity #witty #life