Generous Quotes

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How much more generous it would be if, instead of writing parables about childhood wounds, psychologists were to accept that some differences between the sexes… — Matt Ridley
The good guest is almost invisible, enjoying him or herself, communing with fellow guests, and, most of all, enjoying the generous hospitality of the hosts. — Emily Post
If I want to be a loving, generous, giving person, I'm not going to test the waters. I'm simply going to be a loving, generous,… — Liz Murray
Giving with glad and generous hearts has a way of routing out the tough old miser within us. Even the poor need to know that… — Richard J. Foster
Life is short, very short, and what are we doing here if not trying to become more generous and loving? — George Saunders
You can't expect to draw people into your life who are kind, confident, and generous if you're thinking and acting in cruel, weak, and selfish… — Wayne Dyer
To express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to… — Thomas S. Monson
A wife, if she is very generous, may allow that her husband lives up to perhaps eighty percent of her expectations. There is always the… — Elisabeth Elliot
People who believe they have bad luck create bad luck. Those who believe they are very fortunate, that the world is a generous place filled… — Chris Prentiss
While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man… — Confucius
Enthusiasm is the divine particle in our composition: with it we are great, generous, and true; without it, we are little, false, and mean. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Commit yourself to deeper awareness. Be generous of spirit. Embrace every day as a new world. Let the timeless be in charge of time. — Deepak Chopra
Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world. — Thomas Guthrie
When I was six or seven years old, growing up in Pittsburgh, I used to take a precious penny of my own and hide it… — Annie Dillard
Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
Although many seniors are happy with the generous drug coverage they have from their former employers, the number of companies offering that kind of coverage… — Jim Gerlach
GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature… — Ambrose Bierce
The generous way of putting it is that we were not ready for this. The less generous way is to say: How was it possible… — Paddy Ashdown
But they are not going to take on Big Oil because Big Oil is very generous at campaign time, and this is all about the… — Peter DeFazio
My hope is that the generous instincts of unity will not depart from us...[so that we] become the prey of the little folk who exist… — Winston Churchill

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