O Poverty, thy thousand ills combined Sink not so deep into the generous mind, As the contempt and laughter of mankind. — Juvenal Copy Share Image
The sweetest things in life were not necessarily what one strove for and grabbed. Instead, many many times the All-Merciful, the All-Generous… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
CBS was very generous in their offer to re-sign me. But I simply want to try something new. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Not every hour, nor every day, perhaps, can generous wishes ripen into kind actions; but there is not a moment that cannot… — William Mountford Copy Share Image
Time is an ethereal and sometimes cruel goddess. In her relentless passing, she steals away our youth and vitality, often in ways… — Michael Kelleher Copy Share Image
Political job is not a business job but it is a job of the people who have generous heart who want to… — Khem Veasna Copy Share Image
I don't consider anything I'm doing as generous. In the new model of the world, I hope people will consider whatever I'm… — Tom Shadyac Copy Share Image
We are driven by self-interest, it’s necessary to survive. But we need wise self-interest that is generous and co-operative, taking others’ interests… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Obscurity makes success undefined because success is crowned by sharing what you have with people who need it; you can't share if… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
How generous was it to offer gifts to people one knew would never accept them? — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Friends, suffering, marriage, environment, study and recreation are influence which shape character. The strongest influence, if you are generous enough to yield… — Hubert Van Zeller Copy Share Image
Don’t you do that.” She turned away from the mirror, toward him. “Don’t you dare make a joke. It took a great… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
Be generous! Give to those you love; give to those who love you; give to the fortunate; give to the unfortunate -… — W. Clement Stone Copy Share Image
Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is the only one which includes in its… — Alphonse Karr Copy Share Image
A generous man places the benefits he confers beneath his feet; those he receives, nearest his heart. — Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone Copy Share Image
If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Charity only works when smart, innovative, compassionate people in the field are supported from home. The World of Children Award raises money… — Stephanie March Copy Share Image
Of all the felicities, the most charming is that of a firm and gentle friendship. It sweetens all our cares, dispels our… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Anger represents a certain power, when a great mind, prevented from executing its own generous desires, is moved by it. — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Goodness is generous and diffusive; it is largeness of mind, and sweetness of temper,--balsam in the blood, and justice sublimated to a… — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
