Magnanimous Quotes

34 quotes by 32 authors

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is… — Van Wyck Brooks
It is not merely true that a creed unites men. Nay, a difference of creed unites men - so long as it is a clear… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Men are more compassionate/(nobler)/magnanimous/generous than God; for men forgive their dead, but God does not. — Mark Twain
In proportion as we perceive and embrace the truth do we become just, heroic, magnanimous, divine. — William Lloyd Garrison
In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time. — Leon Trotsky
You will always have to live with yourself, and it is to your best interest to see that you have good company - a clean,… — Orison Swett Marden
There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of… — George Washington
It takes no effort to love. The state has its own innate joy. ...When you have the experience of love, either giving it or receiving… — Deepak Chopra
Only the truly magnanimous and strong are capable of forgiving and loving. — Kim Dae-jung
How delightful is the company of generous people, who overlook trifles and keep their minds instinctively fixed on whatever is good and positive in the… — Van Wyck Brooks
The next time we met was at Appomattox, and the first thing that General Grant said to me when we stepped inside, placing his hand… — James Longstreet
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others. — Xunzi
We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the indignities of others… — Stephen Covey
The sense of gratitude produces true spiritual alchemy, makes us magnanimous - large souled. — Sam Keen
Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance. — Karin Fossum
In your school you take part in various activities that habituate you not to shut yourselves in on yourselves or in your small world, but… — Pope Francis
The more you become a connoisseur of gratitude, the less you are a victim of resentment, depression, and despair. Gratitude will act as an elixir… — Sam Keen
He who is too much afraid of being duped has lost the power of being magnanimous. — Henri Frederic Amiel
We can do anything, or almost, but how balanced, magnanimous, and modest one has to be to do anything! And also how patient. It is… — May Sarton
I have never on the field of battle sent you where I was unwilling to go myself, nor would I now advise you to a… — Nathan Bedford Forrest

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