"There is generosity in giving, but gentleness in…" — Freya Stark

"There is generosity in giving, but gentleness in receiving."

— Freya Stark

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53 Quotes by Freya Stark

Freya Stark has 53 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

To think to keep things as they are, is to let them move unpredictably, since nothing but death will still…
Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt…
The slightest living thing answers a deeper need than all the works of man because it is transitory. It has…
An absolute condition of all successful living, whether for an individual or a nation, is the acceptance of death.
The portion we see of human beings is very small: their formats and faces, voices and words.... beyond these, like…
The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid…
We love those people who give with humility, or who accept with ease.
The true gardener then brushes over the ground with slow and gentle hand, to liberate a space for breath round…
All the feeling which my father could not put into words was in his hand-any dog, child or horse would…
You will, if you're wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown…
If we are strong, and have faith in life and its richness of surprises, and hold the rudder steadily in…
The world has become too full of many things, an over furnished room.

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For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. — James A. Baldwin
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others… — Nathaniel Branden
Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to… — Eli Broad
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. — Phillips Brooks
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of… — Mitch Albom
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community… — Mitch Albom
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. — Warren Buffett
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. — Warren Buffett
Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre. — Warren Buffett
I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows… — Madeleine Albright

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