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• Algebra is generous; she often gives more than is asked of her.

  Jean le Rond d'Alembert

  Math, Giving, Algebra

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• I can honestly say that there are many forms of atheism that I find far more admirable than many forms of Christianity or of religion in general. But atheism that consists entirely in vacuous arguments afloat on oceans of historical ignorance, made turbulent by storms of strident self-righteousness, is as contemptible as any other form of dreary fundamentalism. And it is sometimes difficult, frankly, to be perfectly generous in one’s response to the sort of invective currently fashionable among the devoutly undevout, or to the sort of historical misrepresentations it typically involves.

  David Bentley Hart

  Ocean, Ignorance, Self

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• I walked down Paseo del Prado, losing myself to the sights, sounds, and dense magic of the city. There's something weirdly calming about being alone in a big city. It made me feel like the universe was hugely generous, and that my species was so damn smart to have constructed such a beautiful city.

  Kate Klise

  Beautiful, Smart, Sight

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• The sweetest things in life were not necessarily what one strove for and grabbed. Instead, many many times the All-Merciful, the All-Generous would give His servants without being petitioned, without waiting to be asked.

  Leila Aboulela

  Things In Life, Giving, Waiting

  Leila Aboulela (2011). “Lyrics Alley: A Novel”, p.280, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• To shut your mind, heart, imagination to the sufferings of others is to begin slowly but inexorably to die. It is to cease by inches from being human, to become in the end capable of nothing, generous or unselfish; or sometimes capable of anything, however terrible.

  John Austin Baker

  Heart, Suffering Of Others, Imagination

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• If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.

  Xunzi

  Gentleman, Way, Ability

  Xunzi, John Knoblock (1988). “Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works”, p.174, Stanford University Press

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• A generous friend gives life for a friend let's rise above this animalistic behavior and be kind to one another

  Rumi

  Friendship, Kindness, Giving

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• Try paying the bills with love. The idea I am trying to espouse is that you can have both love and money, and be rich and generous.

  T. Harv Eker

  Ideas, Trying, Bills

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• The water of life was given to us to make us see for a while that we are more nearly men and women, more nearly kind and gentle and generous, pleasanter and stronger than without its vision there is any evidence we are.

  Bernard DeVoto

  Life, Men, Generosity

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• This means that we have barely disembarked into life, that we've only just now been born, let's not fill our mouths with so many uncertain names, with so many sad labels, with so many pompous letters, with so much yours and mine, with so much signing of papers. I intend to confuse things, to unite them, make them new-born intermingle them, undress them, until the light of the world has the unity of the ocean, a generous wholeness, a fragrance alive and crackling.

  Pablo Neruda

  Beauty, Ocean, Mean

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• God is very generous and does not deny His grace to anyone. Indeed he gives more than what we ask of Him. Faithfulness to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit-that is the shortest route.

  Mary Faustina Kowalska

  Inspiration, Giving, Catholic

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• We remember Kurt for what he was: caring, generous and sweet.

  Krist Novoselic

  Sweet, Caring, Remember

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• 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.

  Nell Newman

  Mean, Generous Spirit, Mindfulness

  Nell Newman (2003). “The Newman's Own Organics Guide to a Good Life: Simple Measures That Benefit You and the Place You Live”, Villard Books

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• What is a gentleman? It is to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise; and possessed of all these qualities to exercise them in the most graceful manner.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Wise, Exercise, Brave

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2005). “The Snobs of England: And, Punch's Prize Novelists”, p.8, University of Michigan Press

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• Here's conventional wisdom: Success makes you happy. Happiness permits you to be generous. In fact, it actually works like this: Generosity makes you happy. Happy people are more likely to be successful.

  Seth Godin

  Successful, People, Generosity

  "The generosity boomerang". sethgodin.typepad.com. April 23, 2014.

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• The simple recognition that everyone else wants to be happy and not to suffer, just as I do, serves as a constant reminder against selfishness and partiality. It reminds us there is little to be gained from being kind and generous while hoping to win something in return. Actions motivated by a desire to earn a good name for ourselves are still selfish, even if they appear to be acts of kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Kindness, Selfish, Winning

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• No mean woman can cook well. It calls for a generous spirit, a light hand, and a large heart.

  Eden Phillpotts

  Food, Heart, Mean

  Eden Phillpotts (1906). “The Portreeve”

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• Be kind, be decent, be generous, be tolerant, compassionate, and understanding. Be fast to praise, slow to judge. Remember, we're all human, and don't cast the first stone.

  Allen Drury

  Kindness, Judging, Understanding

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• We must be purposely kind and generous or we miss the best part of life's existence.

  Horace Mann

  Kindness, Missing, Undoing

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• You've got to involve yourself in doing something for other people all the time. I know that sounds sentimental, but you see, ordinary people are the most generous people on Earth without question. And what I think we should do is constantly try to give as much of ourselves as we can to each other - that's the secret of happiness for all of us.

  Peter Cundall

  Thinking, Giving, People

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• Share the wealth. Be generous with your joy. Give away what you most want. Be generous with your insights and delights.

  Pema Chodron

  Giving, Joy, Delight

  Pema Chodron (2007). “Always Maintain a Joyful Mind: And Other Lojong Teachings on Awakening Compassion and Fearlessness”, p.9, Shambhala Publications

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• Everyone has failed, everyone has misspoken, everyone has meant well but done the wrong thing. Your favorite restaurants, cafes and books have all gotten a one-star review along the way. No brand is perfect, no individual can pretend to be either. Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.

  Seth Godin

  Stars, Book, Perfect

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• Sharing an idea you care about is a generous way to change your world for the better.

  Seth Godin

  Ideas, World, Care

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• The man who forgets does not forgive, he only loses the remembrance; forgiveness is the offspring of a noble heart, of a generous mind, whilst forgetfulness is only the result of a weak memory, or of an easy carelessness.

  Giacomo Casanova

  Memories, Heart, Men

  Giacomo Casanova (2013). “The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• Pop art is
  the American Dream, optimistic, generous, and naive!

  Robert Indiana

  Dream, Art, Optimistic

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