Top 40 Generosity Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness .”

— Dalai Lama XIV

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2. “Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.”

— Mother Teresa

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3. “One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give.”

— Mother Teresa

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4. “Love cannot remain by itself – it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service. Whatever form we are, able or disabled, rich or poor, it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing; a lifelong sharing of love with others.”

— Mother Teresa

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5. “The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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6. “The secret to living is giving.”

— Tony Robbins

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7. “Give out what you most want to come back.”

— Robin S. Sharma

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8. “When you learn, teach. When you get, give.”

— Maya Angelou

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9. “Give, but give until it hurts.”

— Mother Teresa

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10. “Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

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11. “The person who gives with a smile is the best giver because God loves a cheerful giver.”

— Mother Teresa

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12. “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

— Paul the Apostle

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13. “I must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me, and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me.”

— Mother Teresa

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14. “One thing will always secure heaven for us-the acts of charity and kindness with which we have filled our lives. We can do no great things, only small things with great love.”

— Mother Teresa

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15. “The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.”

— Keith Ferrazzi

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16. “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.”

— Ronald Reagan

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17. “Want more credit for all you do and who you are? Be the one who gives credit to others.”

— Robin S. Sharma

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18. “You get out what you put in. If you want more, give more.”

— Jeanette Jenkins

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19. “Real charity is giving from the heart without taking credit.”

— Michael Jackson

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20. “Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.”

— Jim Rohn

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21. “The only time you look in your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don’t look in your neighbor’s bowl to see if you have as much as them.”

— Louis C.K.

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22. “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

— Simone Weil

23. “Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.”

— John Wooden

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24. “Your success and happiness depend on your willingness to help others solve their problems.”

— T. B. Joshua

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25. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”

— Oscar Wilde

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26. “Our rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to the amount of consideration we show toward others.”

— Earl Nightingale

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27. “By lifting each other up we lift ourselves up.”

— Lauren Fleshman

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28. “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”

— Coretta Scott King

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29. “But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.”

— Rick Riordan

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30. “Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

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31. “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

— Mitch Albom

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32. “I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same.”

— Rachel Scott

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33. “Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.”

— Bahá'u'lláh

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34. “Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all...”

— Muhammad Ali

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35. “Every time a child is saved from the dark side of life, every time one of us makes the effort to make a difference in a child’s life, we add light and healing to our own lives.”

— Oprah Winfrey

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36. “Do things for others and you’ll find your self-consciousness evaporating like morning dew.”

— Dale Carnegie

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37. “The kinder and more intelligent a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people. Kindness enriches our life; with kindness mysterious things become clear, difficult things become easy and dull things become cheerful.”

— Leo Tolstoy

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38. “A kindness is never wasted.”

— Aesop

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39. “God wants to use you to make other people happy! And the happier you make others, the happier you will be because you reap what you sow.”

— Joyce Meyer

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40. “You should never take more than you give.”

— Elton John

41. “The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.”

— Dale Carnegie

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42. “A tree full of ripened fruits bows down naturally, because of the weight of the fruits and its willingness to make its fruits accessible to others.”

— A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

43. “A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return.”

— Anonymous

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