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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.
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.
Curiosity . . . endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in cheerful read more
Curiosity . . . endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will.
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
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.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.
We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
