Generosity Quote by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Download Open image “Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin” — Publius Cornelius Tacitus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Generosity
Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Generosity should begin lightly and deepen later, fro when it is first rich and then lessens, people forget the kindness. Authority should begin strictly… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Temperance and bravery, then, are ruined by excess and deficiency, but preserved by the mean. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
“I lent only half an ear to those well-intentioned folk who say that happiness is enervating, liberty too relaxing, and that kindness is a… — Marguerite Yourcenar Copy Share Image
“Rather than leaving generous people on the short end of an unequal bargain, practices of generosity are actually likely instead to provide generous givers… — Christian Smith Copy Share Image
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Again, in our enterprises we present the singular spectacle of daring and deliberation, each carried to its highest point, and both united in the… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
The hatred of those who are near to us is the most violent — Publius Cornelius Tacitus Copy Share Image
It is easier for a republican form of government to be applauded than realized. — Publius Cornelius Tacitus Copy Share Image
It is only necessary to make war with five things: with the maladies of the body, with the ignorance of the mind, with the… — Publius Cornelius Tacitus Copy Share Image
Reason and calm judgment: the qualities especially belonging to a leader. — Publius Cornelius Tacitus Copy Share Image
The greatest charity you can contribute to is yourself. Instead of spending a dollar to help feed hungry children, why not spend that dollar… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
In this choice of inheritance we have given to our frame of polity the image of a relation in blood; binding up the constitution of our country with our dearest domestic ties; adopting our fundamental laws into the bosom of our family affections; keeping inseparable and cherishing with the warmth of all their combined and mutually reflected charities, our state,… — Edmund Burke Copy Share
I would have none of that rigid circumspect charity which is never done without scrutiny, and which always mistrusts the truth of the necessities… — Jean Baptiste Massillon Copy Share Image
I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum. — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
The next time you're looking at a charity, don't ask about the rate of their overhead. Ask about the scale of their dreams. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Businesses acting as businesses, not as charitable donors, are the most powerful force for addressing the pressing issues society face(s) — Tony Elumelu Copy Share Image
Both fact and logic seem to me to support the view that savings invested in privately owned economic tools of production amount to an… — F. A. Harper Copy Share Image
Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. — James Cook Copy Share Image
I think more and more people are becoming much more sensitive to what they do with their money when they die, especially if they… — Angela Rippon Copy Share Image
Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. — Anonymous Copy Share
(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was always clear that I didn't want to just do pure charity. My thinking was definitely about looking at the levers in society… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
