Generous Quotes

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Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own; for wheresoever a person seeketh his own,… — Thomas a Kempis
Americans are less mystical about what produced their inland or meadow courses; they are the product of the bulldozerm rotary ploughs, mowers, sprinkler systems and… — Alistair Cooke
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one's self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence.… — Horace Mann
When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God), to be generous, to love… — Saint John Chrysostom
I bow in reverence before the emotions of every melted heart....The more intense the delight in their presence, the more poignant the impression of their… — James Martineau
If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more… — Mark Twain
A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a… — Stendhal
We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The petition of persons under eighteen, praying that I would free all slave children, and the heading of which petition it appears you wrote, was… — Abraham Lincoln
Men are more compassionate/(nobler)/magnanimous/generous than God; for men forgive their dead, but God does not. — Mark Twain
Be generous in nature and thought; for this wins respect and gives confidence and power. — Friedrich Nietzsche
When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far; 'tis sufficient to let the company and your adversary see 'tis in your… — Eustace Budgell
The more compassionate you are, the more generous you can be. The more generous you are, the move loving friendliness you cultivate to help the… — Nhat Hanh
Why should we all use our creative power....? Because there is nothing that makes people so generous, joyful, lively, bold and compassionate, so indifferent to… — Brenda Ueland
There is nothing to learn about love. Everything is already there, in our genes, in our nature. We don't have to learn anything except what… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits… — Felix Dennis
To generous souls every task is noble. — Euripides
People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault. — Sydney J. Harris
Be generous! Give to those you love; give to those who love you; give to the fortunate; give to the unfortunate - yes, give especially… — W. Clement Stone
A man is sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps through fear of being thought to… — Benjamin Franklin

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