Generosity as a family value
Generosity is about what a family does with what it has: time, money, food, attention and the good blanket. Families who choose it often have a story behind it, a grandparent who fed the whole street or a hard year when someone else was generous to them. Put that story in the creed and it becomes a tradition instead of a rule.
Family mottos about generosity
- Give freely
- Open hands, open hearts
- There is always enough
- Share the table
- Give freely. Love deeply.
- Give freely. Be kind. Stand together.
- Generosity and forgiveness
Latin mottos with generosity
In Latin, generosity is Liberalitas; “by” or “with generosity” is Liberalitate. Paired with another value it makes a classic two-word motto.
- Date et Dabitur
- Give, and it will be given
- Liberalitate et Amore
- By generosity and love
- Liberalitate et Benignitate
- By generosity and kindness
- Liberalitate et Fidelitate
- By generosity and faithfulness
- Liberalitate et Clementia
- By generosity and mercy
- Liberalitate et Veritate
- By generosity and truth
- Liberalitate et Fortitudine
- By generosity and courage
- Liberalitate et Officio
- By generosity and duty
Creed lines about generosity
Classic (timeless and formal)
We give freely, as freely we have received.
Our table is long and our hands are open.
What we have, we share.
Warm (heartfelt and plain-spoken)
We share what we have, and there is always enough.
We give our time, our help and our last slice of pie.
We are generous with praise and slow to keep score.
Playful (funny, but still true)
We share. Yes, even the good blanket.
We always make extra, just in case.
We give the best birthday presents, and we know it.
A sample creed built around generosity
This is what the generator writes for a family whose answers put generosity first, in the classic tone. Your family's own answers will change the lines, and you can edit every one.
This is our family creed:
Our table is long and our hands are open.
We love in word and in deed, through all our years.
We show kindness to all who cross our threshold.
This is our way.
Generosity in heraldry
Or (gold) is the color most often tied to generosity: traditionally generosity and elevation of the mind. Symbols that suit it:
Talk about it at the table
- Who has been generous to our family, and how can we pass it on?
- What do we have plenty of that we could share more?
- What is easier to give: money, time or attention? Which matters most?