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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.
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.
All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just read more
All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.
Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his read more
Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his routine.
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.
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.
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.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
