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Quotes About Generosity

Never lose a chance of saying a kind word… An acorn costs nothing; but it may sprout into a prodigious bit of timber.
~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Peace to thee, kind and selfish, vain and generous old heathen!—We shall see thee no more. Let us hope that Lady Jane supported her kindly, and led her with gentle hand out of the busy struggle of Vanity Fair.
~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Thriftless gives, not from a beneficent pleasure in giving, but from a lazy delight in spending.
~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
~ William Shakespeare
The poorest service is repaid with thanks.
~ William Shakespeare
Poor naked wretches, whereso'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these? O, I have ta'en Too little care of this! Take physic, pomp; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.
~ William Shakespeare
Use them after your own honour and dignity; the less they deserve, the more merit in your bounty. - Hamlet to Polonius
~ William Shakespeare
Aku seorang pekerja sejati, Aku makan dari hasil kerjaku, Membeli pakaian dengan uang sendiri, Aku tidak membenci orang lain, Tidak iri pada kebahagiaan orang lain, dan senang menyaksikan kesejahteraan orang lain.
~ William Shakespeare
When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
~ William Shakespeare
Worthy Timon,-- TIMON Of none but such as you, and you of Timon.
~ William Shakespeare
Let your love flow out on all living things.
~ William Styron
5. Respect Them Even If. Are you feeling any antagonism toward anyone? What is it like to be in their shoes? Even if they are not showing you respect, can you still respect them? 6. Give and Receive. Do you feel a fear of scarcity in any situation you are currently facing? What will it take for you to change the game from taking to giving, from win-lose to win-win-win?
~ William Ury
That's why folks sometimes say, 'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
~ William W. Johnstone
The best portion of a good man's life: his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.
~ William Wordsworth
The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them.
~ Wilt Chamberlain
Love is not a possession to hoard. You give it away. It's a blessing and a balm.
~ Winston Graham
Ross provava un senso di perfetta soddisfazione. Riceveva amore e lo donava in egual misura, generosamente. In quel momento il loro rapporto non aveva alcun difetto.
~ Winston Graham
You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.
~ Winston S. Churchill
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
~ Winston S. Churchill
Enter upon your inheritance, accept your responsibilities...Don't take No for an answer. Never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance. You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was made to be wooed and won by youth. She has lived and thrived only by repeated subjugations.
~ Winston S. Churchill
How are you off for drink? We have got everything in the world on board here. Can you catch?' and almost immediately a large bottle of champagne was thrown from the gunboat to the shore. It fell in the waters of the Nile, but happily where a gracious Providence decreed them to be shallow and the bottom soft. I nipped into the water up to my knees, and reaching down seized the precious gift which we bore in triumph back to our mess.
~ Winston S. Churchill
British influence is healthy and kindly, and makes for the general happiness and welfare of mankind.
~ Winston S. Churchill
El olvido generoso tiende su velo, los tullidos se apartan y los seres dolientes se desvanecen en el triste crepúsculo de la memoria.
~ Winston S. Churchill
The American chiefs do not like to be outdone in generosity. No people respond more spontaneously to fair play. If you treat Americans well they always want to treat you better.
~ Winston S. Churchill