Financial Generosity Quotes

The only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. Our charities should pinch and hamper us. If we live at the same level of affluence as other people who have our level of income, we are probably giving away too little.

To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter.

In my experience, people who are truly compassionate rarely use the word "compassion." Those who do talk compassion generally intend to be compassionate with your money, not their own. It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that 'compassion'.

I always encourage over-tipping if you can afford it because... share the wealth.

People wanna give you a $5 contribution online, but they have a million other things to do. But getting them to just sit still for 45 seconds and go in there and make the donation is, like, the hardest thing in the world.

... the most unselfish and unsordid financial act or any country in all history.

I can remember way back when a liberal was one who was generous with his money.

I have not a doubt of your doing very well together. Your tempers are by no means unlike. You are each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, that every servant will cheat you; and so generous, that you will always exceed your income.

I disagreed with Carnegie's ideas on how best to distribute his wealth. I spent mine!

People confuse compassion with government being compassionate with other people's money versus people being compassionate with their own money.

I'm the luckiest guy in the world, and I am going to give away every penny before I die.

A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person

Money is like manure: if you don't spread it around, nothing grows.

It is always so pleasant to be generous, though very vexatious to pay debts.

The billionaire who sits on his money and doesn't do anything for the common good - I'm not interested in that person.

If I have extra money, I always love to support my friends who're making art.

Among the rich you will never find a really generous man even by accident. They may give their money away, but they will never give themselves away; they are egotistic, secretive, dry as old bones. To be smart enough to get all that money you must be dull enough to want it.

A man who isn't generous with his money isn't generous with his love and affection.

In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all.

My dad came over to the house... went into his pocket and pulled out a handful of money, and began to pass it out to the children... This was the same man who, when I was his child, I would ask him for 50 cents, this man would tell me his life's story.

Of riches it is not necessary to write the praise. Let it, however, be remembered that he who has money to spare has it always in his power to benefit others, and of such power a good man must always be desirous.

I like to give my kids the life I didn't have - they go to an excellent school; they have nice clothes, money for shopping. I'm quite generous with them, but they have fantastic manners - they're not spoilt.

When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs.