What I gave I have, what I spent I had; and what I left I lost.

What I gave I have, what I spent I had; and what I left I lost.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. read more

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

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.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity. . in important things, diversity. . read more

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity. . in important things, diversity. . . in all things, generosity.

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 you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.

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

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