A Quote by Jerold Panas

It's hard to outdo the Lord in generosity. — © Jerold Panas
It's hard to outdo the Lord in generosity.

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Jerold Panas
Born: August 9, 1928
Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town.
Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple giving of a smile or extending ourselves to really listen to a friend. Paradoxically, even being willing to receive the generosity of others can be a form of generosity.
Generosity, generosity, generosity, must be the beginning and ending of our life
Politics aside, it will be hard for any new liberal radio network to outdo the professionalism of NPR.
I'm not going to try to go out there and outdo him. I don't have to try to outdo him, I'm Shaq.
I feel like I've accomplished everything I could in the dunk contest. It would be hard for me to go back and outdo myself.
I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.
Lord, help us to live the virtue of generosity, to love without limits.
Lord, with so much violence in Iraq, may we persevere in our prayer and generosity.
Like humility, generosity comes from seeing that everything we have and everything we accomplish comes from God's grace and God's love for us . . . Certainly it is from experiencing this generosity of God and the generosity of those in our life that we learn gratitude and to be generous to others.
Allah's Generosity is connected to gratitude, and gratitude is linked to increase in His generosity. The generosity of Allah will not stop increasing unless the gratitude of the servant ceases
I don't take my work ever for granted. I still work very hard on every song and try to outdo myself every time.
Giving material goods is one form of generosity, but one can extend an attitude of generosity into all one's behavior. Being kind, attentive, and honest in dealing with others, offering praise where it is due, giving comfort and advice where they are needed, and simply sharing one's time with someone - all these are forms of generosity, and they do not require any particular level of material wealth.
The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of spiritual awakening. Generosity has tremendous force because it arises from an inner quality of letting go. Being able to let go, to give up, to renounce, and to give generously all spring from the same source, and when we practice generosity ... we open up these qualities within ourselves.
As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.
I truly believe that generosity begets generosity. You give before you receive.
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