Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.

I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is
hunger; for drink, thirst.
[Lat., Socratem audio read more

I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is
hunger; for drink, thirst.
[Lat., Socratem audio dicentem, cibi condimentum essa famem,
potionis sitim.]

The sea--this truth must be confessed-- has no generosity. No display of manly qualities-- courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness--has ever been read more

The sea--this truth must be confessed-- has no generosity. No display of manly qualities-- courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness--has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.

So hungry I could eat a horse

So hungry I could eat a horse

Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them.

Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them.

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

Seek joy in what you give not in what you get

Seek joy in what you give not in what you get

Come, our stomachs
Will make what's homely savory.

Come, our stomachs
Will make what's homely savory.