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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
What I gave, I have; what I spent, I had; what I kept, I lost.
What I gave, I have; what I spent, I had; what I kept, I lost.
Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them.
Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them.
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
