No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.

No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.

Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his read more

Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his routine.

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which read more

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just read more

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.

What I gave, I have; what I spent, I had; what I kept, I lost.

What I gave, I have; what I spent, I had; what I kept, I lost.

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.

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

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

How much easier is it to be generous than just.

How much easier is it to be generous than just.

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.