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Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
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.
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality read more
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.
If I stoop
Into a dark tremendous sea of cloud,
It is but for a time; I read more
If I stoop
Into a dark tremendous sea of cloud,
It is but for a time; I press God's lamp
Close to my breast; its splendor soon or late
Will pierce the gloom; I shall emerge one day.
I have been dying for twenty years, now I am going to live.
I have been dying for twenty years, now I am going to live.
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice
charity.
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice
charity.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.