Generosity and benevolence

[rcyannacci]

Just a couple of words I was thinking about today. I turned off the news for a couple of days, and found that it did me a world of good.

Anyway, here are some quotations I found on the subject of generosity and benevolence:

"Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice."
Vauvenargues, Marquis de

"Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech is cantankerous."
Chuang-Tzu

"Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others."
Bush, Barbara

"I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart - the best brain. The superior man stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others."
Ingersoll, Robert Green

"Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."
Johnson, Dr Samuel

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."
Keller, James

"Love all. Trust a few. Do wrong to none."
Shakespeare, William

"Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in feeling creates love."
Zi, Lao

 

[*Flower*]

Those are sure thought provoking.........

Thanks!

 

[DisMN]

Those are wonderful!!! Thankyou for sharing them.

Sadly I can't pick a favorite...they are all very inspirational.

 

[Pop Daddy]

I cant spell either one of the words

 

[rcyannacci]

Originally posted by Pop Daddy
I cant spell either one of the words

Well, then I'm glad I could provide you with an educational experience (Actually, I had to use my spell check after originally spelling "generocity" )

 

[RNMOM]

Very profound thoughts. I needed that. I also turned off my TV for today thanks to your example.