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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.
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 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.
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 laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world read more
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
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.
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.
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community read more
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.
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.
