Generous Quotes

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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest; Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart, Than… — Samuel Johnson
Your life is the one place you have to spend yourself fully--wild, generous, drastic--in an unrationed profligacy of self ... And in that split second… — Robin Morgan
I cannot overstate how much a generous spirit contributes to good luck. Look at the luckiest people around you, the ones you envy, the ones… — Twyla Tharp
Sweeping gestures from the shoulder allow you to make generous marks, well suited to large scale work. You don't get anything simpler than this -… — Stan Smith
Pryce, a veteran of Brazil and Baron Munchausen and a longtime Gilliam friend, bristles at the word chaos when applied to the Brothers Grimm set.]… — Jonathan Pryce
What can we surmise about the likelihood of someone's being caring and generous, loving and helpful, just from knowing that they are a believer? Virtually… — Alfie Kohn
Whether we are poor or rich or somewhere in between, we honor the Lord with all he has placed in our care. We open our… — Kimberly Hahn
I really believe in my work and in no way think I'm taking advantage of anyone. I feel generous when selling my art. — Mark Kostabi
Scatter good will and love and prayers all around, everywhere, and you will be astonished, not only by what it does for other people, but… — Norman Vincent Peale
I love the acquaintance of young people; because, in the first place, I do not like to think myself growing old. In the next place,… — Samuel Johnson
The American people are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness, with the possible, exception of stupidity. — Will Rogers
What great profit you gain from God when you are generous! You give a coin and receive a kingdom; you give bread from wheat and… — Thomas of Villanova
I can remember way back when a liberal was one who was generous with his money. — Will Rogers
The most constant, the most powerful, and the most generous of all my enemies. — Napoleon Bonaparte
He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face. — Richard Savage
As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but Nature's sources never fail. Like a generous host, she offers her brimming… — John Muir
Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We… — Ignatius Loyola
...a pie so delicate, so luscious, that I hope to be propped up on my dying bed and fed a generous portion. Then I think… — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words. It's so much easier to be a critic… — Maria Popova
Your life is like a book. The title page is your name, the preface your introductions to the world. The pages are a daily record… — Grenville Kleiser

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