Generous Quotes - Page 2

Photography has been very, very generous to me, but at the same time has damaged me.

Truly generous men are always ready to become sympathetic when their enemy’s misfortune surpasses the limits of their hatred.

A fair and generous woman is (at best) respected, but seldom loved.

Give generously. How much is generous? There's no one-size-fits-all answer. If you've never tithed, start there - then begin to stretch your generosity.

Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul.

A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved.

By moderation one can be generous.

Among the rich you will never find a really generous man even by accident. They may give their money away, but they will never give themselves away; they are egotistic, secretive, dry as old bones. To be smart enough to get all that money you must be dull enough to want it.

Be just before you are generous.

One can love any man that is generous.

Cultivating a generous spirit starts with mindfulness. Mindfulness, simply stated, means paying attention to what is actually happening; it's about what is really going on.

Poverty palls the most generous spirits; it cows industry, and casts resolution itself into despair.

A generous man places the benefits he confers beneath his feet; those he receives, nearest his heart.

My intent is to be generous of spirit and live with total integrity every day of my life.

We work with whoever is elected. Some will bring a more generous, open view of the world than others.

Once is more than generous for any lifetime.

The booksellers are generous liberal-minded men.

Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance --

No man of high and generous spirit is ever willing to indulge in flattery; the good may feel affection for others, but will not flatter them.

It's strange the times people choose to be generous.

How much easier is it to be generous than just.

Capable, generous men do not create victims, they nurture victims.

Never resist a generous impulse.

You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting.

Men are likely to be quite generous, especially financially.