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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 more he cast away the more he had.
The more he cast away the more he had.
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.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
To generous souls every task is noble.
To generous souls every task is noble.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
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.
All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.
All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.