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The more he cast away the more he had.
The more he cast away the more he had.
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.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.
We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.
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.
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality read more
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.
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.
