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No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.
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.
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice
charity.
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice
charity.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
How much easier is it to be generous than just.
How much easier is it to be generous than just.
We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.
We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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 sea--this truth must be confessed-- has no generosity. No display of manly qualities-- courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness--has ever been read more
The sea--this truth must be confessed-- has no generosity. No display of manly qualities-- courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness--has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.