Source: The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams: 1939-1962
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Generosity Quotes
Source: St. Francis of Assisi's Prayers
Source: Abraham Lincoln, a Documentary Portrait Through His Speeches and Writings
“The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.”
“Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.”
“If you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path.”
Source: Precious Bane
Source: Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude
“By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.”
“Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.”
Source: The Chinese Classics
“Once you have known the generosity of existence you will never feel miserable.”
Source: The fall
“Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.”
Source: No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
“Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch up with a mere hope.”
“Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed”
“We simply cannot delegate the exercise of mercy and generosity to others.”
Source: The collected speeches of Margaret Thatcher
“True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed on us by law.”
Source: The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Comprising His Poems, Comedies, Essays, and Vicar of Wakefield
“The dead hold in their hands only what they have given away.”
“People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.”
Source: On the contrary
“Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.”
“Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.”
Source: But Will it Sell?
“Generosity is something we learn, from our parents, schools and community.”
Source: The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
“Suffering can become a means to greater love and greater generosity.”
Source: The Portable Nietzsche
Source: Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition
“Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.”
“When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.”
Source: My Summer in a Garden: Easyread Comfort Edition
“Generosity wins favour for everyone, especially when it is accompanied by modesty.”
Source: Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude