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Generosity Quotes - Page 15

We must train ourselves in courage and generosity.

Roger Caillois, Claudine Frank, Camille Naish (2003). “The edge of surrealism: a Roger Caillois reader”, Duke University Press Books

We must not let the things we can't do keep us from doing the things we can do.

Richard L. Evans (1973). “Richard L. Evans--the man and the message”

The opposite of consumption isn't thrift. It's generosity.

Raj Patel (2009). “The Value Of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy”, p.29, Granta

Dear young people, the Church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don’t be afraid to aim high.

Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

Generosity, when once set going, knows not how to stop; as the more familiar we are with the lovely form, the more enamored we become of her charms.

Pliny (the Younger.) (18??). “The Letters of Pliny the Younger: Literally Translated with Notes, Melmoth's Translation, Revised by Bosanquest”

Our generosity never should exceed our abilities.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Cyrus R. Edmonds (1863). “Three Books of Offices; Or, Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an Essay on Old Age; Laelius, an Essay on Friendship; Paradoxes; Scipio's Dream; and Letter to Quintus on the Duties of a Magistrate. Literally Translated, with Notes, Designed to Exhibit a Comparative View of the Opinions of Cicero, and Those of Modern Moralists and Ethical Philosophers”, p.26

One can love any man that is generous.

Leigh Hunt (1870). “Table-talk: To which are Added Imaginary Conversations of Pope and Swift”, p.32