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No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
To generous souls every task is noble.
To generous souls every task is noble.
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
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.
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.
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.
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.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
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.
