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.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

To generous souls every task is noble.

To generous souls every task is noble.

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.

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.

All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world read more

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.