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Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
What I gave I have, what I spent I had; and what I left I lost.
What I gave I have, what I spent I had; and what I left I lost.
How much easier is it to be generous than just.
How much easier is it to be generous than just.
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world read more
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.
Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.
The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.
The three signs of great men are -- generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.
The three signs of great men are -- generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.