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I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.
The more he cast away the more he had.
The more he cast away the more he had.
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 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.
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.
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all read more
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.
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.
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.
What I gave I have, what I spent I had; and what I left I lost.
What I gave I have, what I spent I had; and what I left I lost.