“A generous man places the benefits he confers beneath his feet; those he receives, nearest his heart.” MenHeartFeetBenefitsGenerosityGenerousGenerous Man Author:Greville Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone
“There is a story of some mountains of salt in Cumana, which never diminished, though carried away in much abundance by merchants; but when once they were monopolized to the benefit of a private purse, then the salt decreased; till afterward all were allowed to take of it, when it had a new access and increase. The truth of this story may be uncertain, but the application is true; he that envies others the use of his gifts decays then, but he thrives most that is most diffusive.” MayStoriesUseMountainBenefitsIncreaseEnvyAccessGenerosityAbundanceThriveApplicationSaltDecayUncertainPursesMerchantsCarried Away Author:Herbert Spencer
“There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.” GivingGraceBenefitsSticksFingersGenerosityHesitationGiving InGenerosity And KindnessKindness GenerosityGenerosity And GivingGift GivingGifts And Giving Author:Seneca the Younger
“Let us not only scatter benefits, but even strew flowers for our fellow-travellers, in the rugged ways of this wretched world.” WorldWayFlowerBenefitsFellowsCharityGenerosityWretchedTravellerRugged Author:Lord Chesterfield