The object of geometry in all its measuring and computing, is to ascertain with exactness the plan of the great Geometer, to… — Benjamin Peirce Copy Share Image
The few of understanding, vision rare, Who veiled not from the herd their hearts, but tried, Poor generous fools, to lay their… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
A gentleman, is a rarer thing than some of us think for. Which of us can point out many such in his… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
God's extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Who will be the happiest person? The one who brings happiness to others. — Swami Satchidananda Copy Share Image
Sweeping gestures from the shoulder allow you to make generous marks, well suited to large scale work. You don't get anything simpler… — Stan Smith Copy Share Image
I've always had a knowing that being kind is a lot more effective than being angry. And being generous has always been… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
One reason why so many people are unhappy, not knowing why, is that they have burdened their minds with resentments. These evil… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
If we can manage to refrain from harming others in our everyday actions and words, we can start to give more serious… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The most wonderful thing, Mary, is that you and I are always walking together, hand in hand, in a strangely beautiful world,… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the American people have a generous instinct. They understand that we're a nation of immigrants. But if those folks are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One great reason why men practice generosity so little in the world, is, their finding so little there: generosity is catching; and… — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke Copy Share Image
Ideas that spread win. Ideas don't have to be selfish to win, in fact, it turns out that the more generous the… — Seth Copy Share Image
Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an unknowable debt… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
The reputation of generosity is to be purchased pretty cheap; it does not depend so much upon a man's general expense, as… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
Elizabeth ... had the prerogative of the rich that she could be generous with large sums and niggardly over small ones. — Sylvia Townsend Warner Copy Share Image
One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I love when I meet generous poets, and generous meaning nice people, who give to the poetry community, who do interviews, read… — Victoria Chang Copy Share Image
But at the end, if we are brave enough to love, if we are strong enough to forgive, if we are generous… — Harold S. Kushner Copy Share Image
