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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.
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.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
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.
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.
How much easier is it to be generous than just.
How much easier is it to be generous than just.
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.