Charlotte Lennox Quotes

What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving.

Generosity is the vanity of giving.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Those who give not till they die show that they would not then if they could keep it any longer.

Charity feeds the poor, so does pride; charity builds an hospital, so does pride. In this they differ: charity gives her glory to God; pride takes her glory from man.

Nothing feeds upon itself as liberality does.

Dâna, charity. There is no higher virtue than charity. The lowest man is he whose hand draws in, in receiving; and he is the highest man whose hand goes out in giving. The hand was made to give always. Give the last bit of bread you have even if you are starving. You will be free in a moment if you starve yourself to death by giving to another. Immediately you will be perfect, you will become God.

Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?

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

He who has spent has used; he who has collected has lost; but he who has given has saved his treasure forever.

The great natures which are good, are above everything generous and don't begrudge the giving of themselves.

When our cup runs over, we let others drink the drops that fall, but not a drop from within the rim, and call it charity; when the crumbs are swept from our table, we think it generous to let the dogs eat them; as if that were charity which permits others to have what we cannot keep.

That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.

You can give of your talent, you can give of your possessions, or you can give of yourself. For God's sake, give something.

In the world take always the position of the giver.

Our true acquisitions lie only in our charities - we gain only as we give.

Generosity is something we learn, from our parents, schools and community.

Generosity knows how to count, but refrains.

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; and to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.

We have a vow to give wholeheartedly everything to the poor.

What good being object of charity? Give away, ne'er turn to ask in return, Should there be the wealth treasured in thy heart.