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• People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.

  Oscar Wilde

  People, Giving, Depth

  Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.217, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• 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

  Lifetime, This Life, Lease

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• When we come to the moral principles on which the government is to be administered, we come to what is proper for all conditions of society. Liberty, truth, probity, honor, are declared to be the four cardinal principles of society. I believe that morality, compassion, generosity, are innate elements of the human constitution; that there exists a right independent of force.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Believe, Independent, Compassion

  Thomas Jefferson, John Dewey (2008). “The Essential Jefferson”, p.85, Courier Corporation

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• Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.

  Samuel Johnson

  Life, Money, Kindness

  James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Edmond Malone (1824). “The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished”, p.178

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• Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.

  Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Kindness

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• The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Hero, Men, Trying

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “Essays and English Traits by Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. V (in 51 Volumes)”, p.133, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for christmas morning.Time can't be given.But it can be shared

  Cecelia Ahern

  Morning, Tree, Given

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• Be a gift to everyone who enters your life, and to everyone whose life you enter. Be careful not to enter another's life if you cannot be a gift. (You can always be a gift, because you always are the gift - yet sometimes you don't let yourself know that.)

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Sometimes, Be Careful, Knows

  Neale Donald Walsch (2011). “Conversations with God, Book 2: Living in the World with Honesty, Courage, and Love (Anniv)”, p.206, Hampton Roads Publishing

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• Giving is the vital impulse and moral center of capitalism.

  George Gilder

  Giving, Moral, Stewardship

  George Gilder (2012). “Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century”, p.35, Regnery Publishing

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• The gift derives its value from the rank of the giver.

  Ovid

  Stewardship, Giver, Values

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• Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.

  William Arthur Ward

  Responsibility, Giving, Privilege

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• DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Fear, Support, Position

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.53, University of Georgia Press

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• As a rule, only the poor are generous.

  Honore de Balzac

  Poor, Generous

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• I do not give alms; I am not poor enough for that.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Giving, Enough, Poor

  Friedrich Nietzsche (1911). “Thus spake Zarathustra”, p.3, Рипол Классик

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• An artist gives. Gives visually, gives through courses, or with free advice, through generosity of spirit and through a need to share.

  Veronica Roth

  Artist, Giving, Advice

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• Where there are love and generosity, there is joy. Where there are sincerity and sacrifice, there is friendship. Where there are harmony and simplicity, there is beauty. Where there are prayer and forgiveness, there is peace. Where there are moderation and patience, there is wisdom. Where there are conflicts and crises, there is opportunity. Where there are wonder and adventure, there is growth. Where there are adoration and confession, there is worship. Where there are compassion and concern, there is God. Where there are faith and hope, there is spring.

  Unknown

  Prayer, Spring, Adventure

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• The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.

  Carol Ryrie Brink

  Giving, Rewards, Praise

  Carol Ryrie Brink (2011). “Caddie Woodlawn's Family”, p.93, Simon and Schuster

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• Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

  Tacitus

  Ruins, Moderation, Candor

  "Quote Junkie: Greek and Roman : An Interesting Collection of Quotes from the Greatest Greek and Roman Philosophers and Leaders". Book edited by the Hagopian Institute, p. 62, 2008.

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• Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.

  Ashleigh Brilliant

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.

  C. S. Lewis

  Inspirational, Kindness, Literature

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.30, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.

  Joseph Conrad

  Power, Sea, Quality

  Joseph Conrad (2016). “The Mirror of the Sea”, p.118, Xist Publishing

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• Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn

  Letting Go, Practice, Judging

  Jon Kabat-Zinn (2005). “Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life”, Hyperion

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• Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

  Dennis Prager

  Courage, Kindness, Honesty

  FaceBook post by Dennis Prager from Sep 07, 2014

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• People are marvelous in their generosity, if they just know the cause is there.

  Will Rogers

  People, Causes, Marvelous

  Will Rogers (1979). “Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933”, Will Rogers Heritage Trust

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