Quotes by Generosity A man who isn't generous with his money isn't generous with his love and affection. Georgette Mosbacher his-lovegenerositymen As Coleridge said, "We receive but what we give." The happy life is a life of continual generosity in which we go out to meet and acclaim the world. Gerald Brenan generositygivinghappy-life Kindness refreshes and restores the tired and broken. Gerard Straub generositytiredkindness The pain of sexual frustration, of repressed tenderness, of denied curiosity, of isolation in the ego, of greed, suppressed rebellion, of hatred poisoning all love and generosity, permeates our sexuality. What we love we destroy. Germaine Greer generosityfrustrationpain Our life-style contains more Thanatos than Eros, for egotism, exploitation, deception, obsession and addiction have more place in us than eroticism, joy, generosity and spontaneity. Germaine Greer generositywomenaddiction It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola generositydivinepraise Control your generosity when dealing with a chronic borrower. George R. R. Martin your-generosityborrowersgenerosity [T]he notion that a belief in self-reliance cannot coexist with a spirit of generosity is crap. In fact, one is far less likely to find a spirit of generosity among the advocates of governmentally-required "compassion". Glenn Reynolds generositycompassionself Happiness never decreased by being shared. Gautama Buddha generosity The thing is, I can teach. I can teach bloody well. So few chefs have that level of generosity. I demand a lot, a f***ing hell of a lot, but I give a lot back. Gordon Ramsay generositylevelsgiving Everywhere I go in Pakistan and Afghanistan, I am touched by the fierce desire for education, and the outpouring of hospitality and generosity. The most important ingredient is the relationships. The process takes "Three Cups of Tea". First you are a stranger, second a friend, and the third, you become family, but the process takes several years. Here in America, we have 8 second sound bytes, 2 minute football drills, and thirty minute power lunches. Greg Mortenson generosityteafootball In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity, with humanity there is generosity and love,' Peters said. Gregory Peck generositycompassionart The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted. Gretchen Rubin generosityselfishdiscipline Forbearance is a form of generosity. Gretchen Rubin forbearancegenerosityform I do not give alms; I am not poor enough for that. Friedrich Nietzsche generosityenoughgiving Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is a genuine project and a living proof of generosity of the people of Pakistan. Hadiqa Kiani generositycancerpeople What I used to respect was not really aristocracy, but a set of personal qualities which aristocracy then developed better than any other system . . . a set of qualities, however, whose merit lay only in a psychology of non-calculative, non-competitive disinterestedness, truthfulness, courage, and generosity fostered by good education, minimum economic stress, and assumed position, AND JUST AS ACHIEVABLE THROUGH SOCIALISM AS THROUGH ARISTOCRACY. H. P. Lovecraft personal-qualitiesgenerositystress I began to enjoy my own generosity; I felt the pleasure of pleasing others, especially as this was accompanied by money-power. I was paying for them; they were grateful, they had to be; and they could no longer see me as a failure. Hanif Kureishi pleasing-othersgenerositygrateful This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit. Harry Belafonte generosityusaunited-states I am convinced by a sad experience that it is natural to avoid those to whom we have been too much obliged, and that uncommon generosity causes neglect rather than gratitude. Heloise generositygratitudeguilt«678910111213141516»
