Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Generosity should never exceed ability.

We should be careful that our benevolence does not exceed our means.

Generosity is a virtue, but unlimited generosity is a fast route to bankruptcy.

Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third

Suggest your children try tithing - giving 10 percent of their allowance to a charity every month.

You don't try to do more than you should.

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

With regard to donations always expect the most from prudent people, who keep their own accounts.

Every time I am tempted to buy some dopey thing, I hear my late father's voice: 'Do you really need that?' He was big on saving money and buying as much security as possible. He also encouraged charitable giving. So, I am responsible with currency.

Give not much to whom you should give little, nor little to whom much should receive much.

I think those who are already in philanthropy and enjoying it and making a difference have a responsibility to share their stories widely, and to be very transparent about their giving.

We never splurge on Diwali. How much can you spend on yourself? As it is, we do that throughout the year, so why not do something for others during Diwali?

If people are going to give, they're going to give. And it doesn't matter if you give a dollar or five dollars or a hundred dollars or a million dollars; it's all according to your ability.

Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the poor be the trumpet of thy gift, lest in seeking applause, thou lose thy reward. Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand and a closed mouth.

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.

I don't go looking for somewhere to spend my money. You can step on a tube of toothpaste for a week, if you have to. I spend what I need to and give it away.

He that rightly understands the reasonableness and Excellency of charity will know that it can never be excusable to waste any of our money in pride and folly.

Frugality is good if liberality be joined with it. The first is leaving off superfluous expenses; the last is bestowing them to the benefit of others that need. The first without the last begets covetousness; the last without the first begets prodigality.

I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.

Charity is an eternal debt and without limit.

You can't give until you have.

As believers, we all have the responsibility to leverage our wealth for kingdom purposes.

Do not spend in excess like one who is careless of what is good, nor be miserly; the mean is best in every case.

It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn't give to someone in greater need than we are.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest.