“With these shreds They vented their complainings, which being answered And a petition granted them, a strange one, To break the heart of generosity, And make bold power look pale, they threw their caps As they would hang them on the horns o' th' moon, Shouting their emulation.” LooksHeartBreakStrangeMoonComplainingGrantedGenerosityPaleHornsApplauseCapsShoutingPetitionsEmulation Author:William Shakespeare
“I cannot overstate how much a generous spirit contributes to good luck. Look at the luckiest people around you, the ones you envy, the ones who seem to have destiny falling habitually into their laps. If they're anything like the fortunate people I know, they're prepared, they're always working at their craft, they're alert, they involve their friends in their work, and they tend to make others feel lucky to be around them.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsLooksSeemsSpiritFallDestinyLuckyLuckPreparedEnvyCraftsGenerosityFortunateGenerousLapGood LuckAlways WorkingGenerous Spirit Book:The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
“When you choose not to forgive... it is you who are forced every day to look at life through contaminated lenses because you have chosen to keep them.” LooksForgivingChosenGenerosityYou ChooseLenses Book:The Seat of the Soul: 25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide Source: The Seat of the Soul: 25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide
“There flows throughout our whole history a stream of humanity, of generosity, of tolerance, so broad, so powerful, and so pure that it would be vain indeed to look for a similar one in the past of any other European country.” LooksCountryWholeWould BePastHumanityPowerfulPureFlowToleranceGenerosityVainStreamsBroadsEuropean Countries Author:Ignacy Jan Paderewski
“Look at Andrew Roe's The Miracle Girl from one angle and you'll see an incisive and insightful critique of America at the millennium and today, investigating where we put our faith and why. The greatest of Roe's achievements in this captivating debut is a memorable feat of intense empathy. Roe inhabits characters who are desperate to believe and reveals to us their needs and wounds and hopes, and he does so with kindness, generosity, and wisdom. This is a novel about what it means to be human, to seek connection and hope and maybe even transcendence in the world around us.” WorldNeedsBelieveHumansLooksMeanDoeCharacterTodayAmericaGirlKindnessNovelAchievementEmpathyConnectionsMiracleWoundsIntenseGenerosityMemorableDesperateInsightfulAngleTranscendenceCritiqueFeatsAndrewMillenniumDebutInvestigatingCaptivatingKindness GenerosityWhat It Means To Be Human Author:Doug Dorst
“I feel the desire, or rather the intense need, to do something useful for society, and that is what stimulates me. In every situation I always look for what is positive and beneficial for my fellow citizens.” NeedsFeelsLooksDesireSituationCitizensFellowsIntenseGenerosityBeneficial Author:Antoni Tapies