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Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice
charity.
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice
charity.
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.
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.
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.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains read more
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
Curiosity . . . endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in cheerful read more
Curiosity . . . endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will.
Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should read more
Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should be a stockbroker.
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.
