Generosity Quotes by J. A. Spender

Hostility to youth is the worst vice of the middle-aged.

— J. A. Spender

We all denounce bores, but while we do so, let us remember that there is nobody who isn't a bore to somebody.

— J. A. Spender

'Never put off tomorrow what you can do today.' Under the influence of this pestilent morality, I am forever letting tomorrow's work slop into…

— J. A. Spender

All that the historians give us are little oases in the desert of time, and we linger fondly in these, forgetting the vast tracks…

— J. A. Spender

Always take out your watch when a child asks you the time.

— J. A. Spender

It is cheap generosity which promises the future in compensation for the present.

— J. A. Spender

Fear God, yes, but don't be afraid of Him.

— J. A. Spender