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Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness. -- William E. Gladstone
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. -- Alexander Pope
Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day! -- William Arthur Ward
I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with generosity of spirit. Beware. -- Hunter S. Thompson
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. -- Maya Angelou
My parents didn't believe in luck. They believed in hard work and in preparing me to take advantage of opportunity. Like many parents, they taught me to be generous but never to depend on the generosity of others. -- Naveen Jain
Generous souls Are still most subject to credulity. -- William Davenant
Generous deeds should not be checked by cold council. -- Faramir
Generous in spirit, richly poetic, and packed with memorable characters. -- Lawrence Millman
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Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing. -- Robert Kiyosaki
I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard? -- Elisabeth Shue
Looking for a queen or a king to respect, then I suggest you nature which is a real queen, a real king: Generous, creative, almighty and just! -- Mehmet Murat ildan
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage. -- Michel de Montaigne
No generous mind delights to oppress the weak, but rather to cherish and protect. -- Anne Bronte
The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others lives unblest! -- Henry Home
A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man. -- Cyrano de Bergerac
Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless. -- Mortimer Adler
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. -- Zhuangzi
Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever. -- Margaret Cho
Angelina Jolie is just an extremely talented, generous, nice person to be around and to work with. -- Domhnall Gleeson
Think of yourself as a role model for others-showing that you can be kind, generous, loving, and rich! -- T. Harv Eker
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. -- Charles Dudley Warner
The generous person is always just, and the just who is always generous may, unannounced, approach the throne of heaven. -- Johann Kaspar Lavater
Success may or may not mean that you've acquired a lot. It does mean that you have become a generous person. -- Robert H. Schuller
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. -- Robert A. Heinlein
We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. -- Orison Swett Marden
Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed. -- Geoffrey Chaucer
All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain. -- Thomas Hobbes
The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap! -- Ashton Kutcher
There is no place, no country, more compassionate more generous more accepting and more welcoming than the United States of America. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger
To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it. -- Benjamin Franklin
The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them. -- Mother Teresa
When our attitude towards ourselves is big, and our attitude toward others is generous and merciful, we attract big and generous portions of success. -- W. Clement Stone
A man who was generous with his wealth. It has been reported that during his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million of his money to help others. -- Andrew Carnegie
There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar. -- Oliver Goldsmith
Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to take up arms against a woman. -- Sam Houston
I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide. -- John F. Kennedy
I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao. -- Manny Pacquiao
All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the safe side and the just side of a question is the generous side and the merciful side. -- Anna Brownell Jameson
If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love. -- Mark Twain
Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow money. I've always been generous with my friends and family, with money, but selfish with the important stuff like love. -- Richard Pryor
I love this planet... I want to see the environment preserved and I want to see the human race preserved. And I'd like to see everybody living decently in a more equitable, kind-hearted, thoughtful, generous world. -- Ted Turner
As a lobbyist, I thought it only natural and right that my clients should reward those members who saved them such substantial sums with generous contributions. This quid pro quo became one of hallmarks of our lobbying efforts. -- Jack Abramoff
A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares. -- Debi Mazar
The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become. -- William Arthur Ward
There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you. -- Jack Layton
I had been offered fellowships to enter as a graduate student at either Harvard or Princeton. But the Princeton fellowship was somewhat more generous, since I had not actually won the Putnam competition... Thus Princeton became the choice for my graduate study location. -- John Forbes Nash, Jr.
Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life. -- Saint Ignatius
I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards, but that's not the case. Sure, my parents were generous; I got a nice car at 16, but at 18 I was cut off. I've worked really hard. I opened the store myself. -- Kim Kardashian
At my funeral, if one said, 'Nick was a generous person,' trust me I won't be doing cartwheels in my coffin. Recognition from people is never and never will be a goal. Some people strive for that respect or honor. Living a life to just reach for the position and status is vanity and sin. -- Nick Vujicic
I'm dangerously generous. -- Mika
I'm dangerously generous. -- Mika
Actors are very generous. -- Blythe Danner
Never resist a generous impulse. -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The booksellers are generous liberal-minded men. -- Samuel Johnson
Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul. -- Niccolo Machiavelli
Be smart, be thoughtful, be generous. -- Ashton Kutcher
Selfless, generous, compassionate living is unassailable. -- Andy Stanley
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Be just before you are generous. -- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I believe in generous aid policies. -- Bill Gates
By moderation one can be generous. -- Laozi
A generous figure is always nice! -- Mimi Imfurst
Be just before you are generous. -- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Be just before you are generous -- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
A generous action is its own reward. -- William Thomas Walsh
To generous souls every task is noble. -- Euripides
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Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous -- Bill Bradley
A generous heart repairs a slanderous tongue. -- Homer
Children represent God's most generous gift to us. -- James Dobson
Money was made for the free-hearted and generous. -- John Ray
Be generous in the bedroom. Share your sandwich. -- Homer
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One can love any man that is generous. -- Leigh Hunt
I'm feeling generous today. You get to live. -- Frank Beddor
As a rule, only the poor are generous. -- Honore de Balzac
And what is more generous than a window? -- Pat Schneider
Once is more than generous for any lifetime. -- Val Kilmer
Military despotism represses generous sentiments, priestly tyranny stifles them. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
We are never so generous as when giving advice. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I have never seen a generous man go bankrupt. -- Junaid Jamshed
Men are likely to be quite generous, especially financially. -- Warren Farrell
One ought to be just before one is generous -- Winston Churchill
If you are extremely generous, greed will run away. -- Nirmala Srivastava
Happiness is generous. It does not subsist on destruction. -- Albert Camus
Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize. -- Henry James
America will be a prosperous, generous, and inclusive society. -- Donald Trump
It's strange the times people choose to be generous. -- Stephen Chbosky
In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others. -- Maimonides
My mum and mad were both very generous, encouraging parents. -- Tony Abbott
A rich man can afford to be generous to many. -- Mercedes McCambridge
A generous heart and wholesome actions lead to greater peace. -- Dalai Lama
A sufficiently great and generous trust could never be abused. -- Henry David Thoreau
Pop art is the American Dream, optimistic, generous, and naive! -- Robert Indiana
Capable, generous men do not create victims, they nurture victims. -- Julian Assange
Love was generous precisely because it could never be immortal. -- Peter S. Beagle
Sometimes men are generous and forgiving, sometimes angry and blind. -- Irving Stone
She's generous to a fault - if it's her own. -- Arthur Baer
If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous. -- James Boswell
There is nothing men are so generous of as advice. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live. -- Pete Seeger
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts. -- Ovid
The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God. -- Robert Burns
How much easier is it to be generous than just. -- Junius
I'm so thankful. God has been so good and generous. -- Paula Deen
The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. -- William Arthur Ward
Be creative, be useful, be practical, be generous and finish big -- Lisa Genova
Nothing more excites to everything noble and generous, than virtuous love. -- Henry Home, Lord Kames
I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven. -- Barbra Streisand
Givers get trust quicker than other people. People trust generous people. -- Patch Adams
Be generous, be humble, and be grateful when achieving your dreams. -- John C. Maxwell
The crew, like all Italian crews, was generous, warm, and enthusiastic. -- Barbara Steele
The poor can't wait. Philanthropists needed to carry on being generous. -- Bill Gates
Natural freedoms are but just: There's something generous in mere lust. -- John Wilmot
It is impossible to be just if one is not generous. -- Philibert Joseph Roux
The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident. -- Francesco Guicciardini
We remember Kurt for what he was: caring, generous and sweet. -- Krist Novoselic
How generous the universe could be, when he wanted to be! -- Cassandra Clare

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