Quotes of: Generosity Keyword

Receiving, gratitude, and generosity all grow together.

The Generosity Path: Finding the Richness in Giving

The best act of generosity is that which is quickly done.

Arabian

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.

Horace Mann

He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice.

Henry Taylor

Three things that can't be taught: generosity, poetry and a singing voice.

Irish

Men would not be richer for being miserly; generosity does not make a man poorer.

Yiddish

Upgrading one's imagination about what is possible is always a leap of faith.

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

Personal value is the kind of value we receive from being active instead of passive, creative instead of consumptive.

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreign policy; and the generosity of their foreign policy at that moment was expressed through the Marshall Plan.

Gianni Agnelli

How we treat one another matters, and not just in a "it's nice to be nice" kind of way: our behavior contributes to an environment that encourages some opportunities and hinders others.

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

Sexuality is general, and although only one man may be receiving the favors of a woman, all men in her presence are warm. That's the great generosity of women and the great generosity of the creator who worked it out that way, that there are no unila...

Leonard Cohen

When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. And when generosity leads to silence or abuse, it is not a generosity worth giving.

The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence

He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows: he breathes but does not live.

Indian

We are treated with such generosity of spirit.

Michael Zaslow

Public and civic value require commitment and hard work among the core group of participants. It also requires that these groups be self-governing and submit to constraints that help them ignore distracting and entertaining material and stay focused ...

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

True generosity consists precisely in fighting to destroy the causes which nourish false charity. False charity constrains the fearful and subdued, the "rejects of life," to extend their trembling hands. True generosity lies in striving so that these...

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Generosity is not always tax deductible.

Ken Solts

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.

W. H. Davies

One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors.

Cyril Cusack

The measure of a life is not in its longevity but in its generosity.

Debasish Mridha

Through their donations and work for voluntary organizations, the charitable rich exert enormous influence in society. As philanthropists, they acquire status within and outside of their class. Although private wealth is the basis of the hegemony of ...

Charity Begins at Home: Generosity and Self-Interest Among the Philanthropic Elite