William Arthur Ward Quotes

People do not give from the top of their purses but from the bottom of their hearts. If you desire to become a more generous person do not change your income. Change your heart.

We often equate charity with visiting the sick, taking in casseroles to those in need, or sharing our excess with those who are less fortunate. But really, true charity is much, much more. Real charity is not something you give away; it is something that you acquire and make a part of yourself. And when the virtue of charity becomes implanted in your heart, you are never the same again.

Real kindness seeks no return.

If you are not generous when it's difficult, you will not be generous when it's easy. Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.

Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet.

The difference between charity and philanthropy is the distance of the soul... To be philanthropic is to give something, to be charitable is to give one's own heart.

Charity opens the heart.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.

It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding.

I knew a homeless guy who'd give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there's something that makes us want to give. For me, it's quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity.

Americans also don't need to be taught how to give. We don't need to be taught how to take care of each other or how to be charitable.

America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.

Scott Hall is a great wrestler, a better friend, but more than anything a very caring human being. Scott never passed a homeless person or someone in need without opening his wallet. This is a guy that has the first two nickels he ever made.

There's no compassion like the penny.

Give [charity] without hope or expectation of any return. To give otherwise, indeed, would scarcely be to give at all, but rather a loan.

Charity must become a fundamental state of mind and heart that guides us in all we do.

I have this whole theory that whether it's in your personal life or in your business life, you have to establish a culture of generosity wherever you are.

The best rule for philanthropy is to give until it hurts, as much as you can, because none of us can get through life all by ourselves.

Giving is the most self-satisfying thing you can ever do.

Philanthropy is never understood by those who don't have it in their own hearts.

I give to panhandlers on occasion, especially around the holidays, but have always been involved with charity, which was an important part of the way I was brought up. My siblings and I knew early on in life that we were incredibly fortunate and have never taken that for granted, so we recognize the importance of giving back.