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Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all read more
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.
We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.
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.
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 only gift is a portion of thyself.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
To generous souls every task is noble.
To generous souls every task is noble.
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.