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The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.
Sep 10, 2025
There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.
We pass through this world but once.
So shines a good deed... in a weary world.
Money is but one venue for generosity. Kindness is an even more valuable currency.
It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front. You can gain more friends by building people up than you can by tearing them down. And you can gain more friends by taking a few minutes from each day to do something kind for someone, whether it be a friend or a complete stranger. What a difference one person can make!
Simplification is one of the most difficult things to do.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist.
You really think your life is going to go a certain way sometimes, and then sometimes something amazing happens just out of the sheer generosity and kindness and faith of others and I never anticipated that I would have the chance to make my dreams come true. And you guys have given me that chance. It's about faith and encouragement and I wanna thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me the trust and the belief that you have. And I hope you trust and believe in yourselves as much as you trust and believe in me.
Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Love is found when you don't have to give it. It is the emotion of generosity and kindness that is compelled by no one. It is performed on the battlefield, in our daily tasks, in the marketplace, the factories, at school, in the offices, and in the halls and corridors of government.... But only when one truly gives of himself and without compulsion.
Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
Spread your love everywhere you go.
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.
It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
How beautiful a day can be, when kindness touches it!
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'Twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears. Pass it on.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
You cannot do a kindness too soon.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.
Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
People will never forget how you made them feel.
You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.