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Lex Hixon, The Heart of the Quran
Do not try to take the welfare of the universe into your own hands, but be the selfless and effective instrument of Allah's Own boundless Generosity.
Be an effective instrument of Allah's Generosity
Matthew Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh
If we are generous then our ways will be generous. And if we as a species can grow in generosity then we will be worthy to continue and indeed to thrive on this kindly planet in this kindly though tumultuous universe where all — flesh and spirit, creation and Creator — are kin.
If we are generous then our ways will be
John Skoyles, Generous Strangers
Somewhere I read that we take into the next world only those things we have given away here on earth.
We take into the next world
Edward Hays, Prayer Notes to a Friend
Make extravagant generosity your greatest vice and become God-like.
Make extravant generosity your greatest vice
William Penn, Some Fruits of Solitude
Be generous rather than extravagant.
Be generous
Buddhist Meal Chant , Enlightened by Design
Generosity is the ornament of the world; Through generosity one turns back from the lower realms; Generosity is the stairway to the higher realms; Generosity is the virtue that produces peace.
Generosity produces peace
Master Hsing Yun, Frederic Brussat's Twitter Collection
Generosity begins with our recognition of our debt to others.
Our debt to others
William Penn, Frederic Brussat's Twitter Collection
Be generous rather than extravagant.
Be generous
His Holiness The Dalai Lama, The Path to Tranquility
We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.
We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle
Sylvia Boorstein, Pay Attention for Goodness' Sake
Being able to give freely means not being so absorbed in one's own needs that it becomes impossible to look past them at who else is in the world and what they need. Not being absorbed in one's own needs is — even before any generous act happens — a relief. . . . Generous acts are a relief because they connect. They are always in relationship. They can't be isolating.
Being able to give freely