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You are very kind in planning presents for me to make, and my mother has shown me exactly the same attention; but as I do not choose to have generosity dictated to me, I shall not resolve on giving my cabinet to Anna till the first thought of it has been my own.

Jane Austen
generosity mother giving
Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right m... by Jean de la Bruyere

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

Jean de la Bruyere
generosity inspirational lying

The more you love, the more loving you become. That's just the way it works. It is a generosity of spirit.

Jean Houston
loving-you generosity way

When you speak about generosity, about something good we have inside ourselves, you're speaking to the majority.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet
generosity majority speak

It's quite an undertaking to start loving somebody. You have to have energy, generosity, blindness. There is even a moment right at the start where you have to jump across an abyss: if you think about it you don't do it.

Jean-Paul Sartre
generosity life thinking
When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has g... by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
generosity men hands

Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives.

Jean-Paul Sartre
generosity giving facts
The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise ou... by Jean-Paul Sartre

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

Jean-Paul Sartre
generosity exercise life
To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to... by Jean de la Bruyere

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

Jean de la Bruyere
generosity add giving

We are possessed by the things we possess. When I like an object, I always give it to someone. It isn't generosity-it's only because I want others to be enslaved by objects, not me.

Jean-Paul Sartre
generosity want giving

Nature, even when she is scant and thin outwardly, satisfies us still by the assurance of a certain generosity at the roots.

Henry David Thoreau
generosity certain roots

Bread may not always nourish us; but it always does us good, it even takes stiffness out of our joints, and makes us supple and buoyant, when we knew not what ailed us, to recognize any generosity in man or Nature, to share any unmixed and heroic joy.

Henry David Thoreau
generosity joy men

Maybe we don’t recognize satisfaction because it is disguised as radical generosity, a strange misnomer in a consumer culture.

Jen Hatmaker
generosity satisfaction culture

OK, in all seriousness, I would say I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humor. And awesomeness.

Jennifer Aniston
generosity kindness integrity

I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need

Jennifer Granholm
generosity compassion kindness

Keep the change, Gin," McCallister said in a smarmy, mocking voice. "Consider it an early Christmas present." "Aw," I drawled. "A whopping thirteen cents. You're too kind, Jonah. Why, you'd put Ebezener Scrooge to shame with your bighearted generosity.

Jennifer Estep
scrooge generosity voice

I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humor. And awesomeness.

Jennifer Aniston
generosity kindness integrity

It's hard to outdo the Lord in generosity.

Jerold Panas
hard generosity lord

When we come into this life, we don't really own anything. And we own nothing when we leave. It is only a lease we have during our lifetime, and it is up to us to make the most of it.

Jerold Panas
this-life generosity lifetime

Donald Trump's life has born fruit in jobs and generosity. He cannot be bought. He is not a puppet on a string like other candidates.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.
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