84 quotes
“Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on.”
— Henry Burton
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
— Aesop
“If you always give, you will always have.”
— Lao Tzu
“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”
“The measure you give will be the measure you get back.”
— Jesus of Nazareth
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth you owe me. Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.”
— Hafiz
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity”
— Simone Weil
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
— Mother Teresa
“He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.”
— Basil of Caesarea
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
— William Arthur Ward
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth you owe me.”
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
“Generosity is giving more than you can and pride is taking less than you need.”
— Khalil Gibran
“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
— Anne Frank
“A hundredth of a good action is better than a thousandfold of fine speech.”
— Saadi Shirazi
“The deed of the kind perishes not, and gratitude for it faileth never.”
“The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.”
— Hada Bejar
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
— Unknown
“Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is the generous tranquil contribution of all to the good of all.”
— Oscar Romero
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth you owe me. What happens with a love like that in a family. It lights the whole world.”
“Between friends there is no need of justice.”
— Aristotle
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”
“Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.”
— Henry Ward Beecher
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth you owe me”
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity and the gateway to experiencing wonder”
“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth you owe me because the sun knows wonder needs no repayment”
“A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world.”
— Muhammad
“Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth you owe me look what happens with a love like that it lights the whole sky”
“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”
— George Sand
“The earth has enough for everyone's need, and the generous earth has provided abundantly for all her children.”
— Rabindranath Tagore
“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.”
“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
— Gautama Buddha
“Attention in family is the rarest and purest form of generosity toward those we love.”
“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself.”
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“For with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”
“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.”
— Luke 6:38
“Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others faults. Be like running water for generosity.”
— Rumi
“The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor.”
“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, you owe me. Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.”
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity and the gateway to compassion”
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
“The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.”
— Henry Miller
“Be like the sun which pours forth light and wonder upon all without distinction”
“Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well timed.”
— Jean de La Bruyère
“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.”
“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself. The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself.”
— Laozi
“The deed of the kind passes not away, and no prayer from the grateful is lost.”
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.”
— Mark Twain
“Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!”
— Ludwig van Beethoven
“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, you owe me. Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky.”
“If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your own path.”
— Nichiren
“Generosity is giving more than you can and pride is taking less than you need and faith is the balance between the two”
— Kahlil Gibran
“Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; let it travel down the years, let it wipe another's tears.”
“One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.”
— Sophocles
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”
— Blaise Pascal
— Albert Camus
“The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand.”
— Annie Dillard
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