Generosity Quotes

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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… — Horace Mann
I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. — Katherine Mansfield
We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. — Orison Swett Marden
Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity. — Jose Marti
We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap. — Mignon McLaughlin
I am a huge admirer of Franklin Roosevelt's, and I believe social security has done untold good in alleviating the once-widespread issue of poverty among… — Jon Meacham
Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have. — Margaret Mead
If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. — Henry Miller
Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating… — Roger Moore
There's a certain feeling of giving, a certain feeling of generosity in love songs. When you sing a song of love, you're actually giving something… — Jason Mraz
He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of… — Suze Orman
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. — Alexander Pope
The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the… — Jon Porter
I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches. — Colin Powell
Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other… — Dennis Prager
Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice. — Nora Roberts
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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