American taxpayers have been generous to Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

The funny thing is people won’t let me pay for things. I’ll be in a restaurant and the manager will say, ‚Oh no, it’s on the house.‘

You make more money if you’re generous.

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

I bet taxpayers remember providing more than $812 billion to Citigroup and Bank of America, two Wall Street banks, in 2009 to bail them out during the 2008 financial crisis. Taxpayers remember that generosity; big banks evidently don’t.

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

The only big things I’ve purchased are my dad’s heart valve and a Rolls-Royce for my parents, for their anniversary. And that was only because my dad had a Lady Gaga license plate on our old car and it was making me crazy because he was getting followed everywhere, so I bought him a new car.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.

You may be rich, but there is one thing you can’t afford – that is, if you are a good sort – you can’t afford to spend money on your own luxuries while there are people around you wanting the necessaries of life.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne.

If you give, you will be blessed.

The Tao teaches us to let go of things. Use the 80/20 rule. If you take all your clothes, you’ll find out that you only wear 20 percent of them. Take what you have and don’t use and circulate it. Give stuff to people who truly need it. After all, we come into this world with nothing; we leave this world with nothing.

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.

If I hadn’t given my money away, I’d have had more than anyone else on the planet.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes.

I’m generous. I give good tips. It’s just – the way I live my life, ironically enough, is: I don’t want anything. I’m not a consumer. I don’t crave objects.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.

This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver.

Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.

There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don’t.

Perception often lags behind reality, and I can say from experience that the vast majority of public officials in Louisiana are much better than our reputation holds us to be.

Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.

Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.

I like to give back.

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

Most of us are aware of the sacrificial slaughter of Bear Sterns. Some people call it a bailout, but I call it a handout – a government handout to some of the richest people on Earth, paid for by American taxpayers.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything.

Most of the time, I’m not even working; I’m just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.

When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.

I looked the people of Louisiana in the eye and told them exactly what I thought in terms that normal people use.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.