Generous Quotes
A generous friendship no cold medium knows, Burns with one love, with one resentment glows.
The main source of our wealth is goodness. The affections and the generous qualities that God admires in a world full of greed.
GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.
Whatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous; and, after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous.
But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
A man is sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps through fear of being thought to have but little.
We work with whoever is elected. Some will bring a more generous, open view of the world than others.
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.
Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most favorable to enjoyment, in a vigorous, fortunate, and generous life, is that between forty and sixty.
We can benefit others through our actions by being warm and generous toward them, by being charitable, and by helping those in need.
My intent is to be generous of spirit and live with total integrity every day of my life.
Does not vanity itself cease to be blamable, is it not even ennobled, when it is directed to laudable objects, when it confines itself to prompting us to great and generous actions?
The generous Critic fann'd the Poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.
Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
Being generous and kindly in speech, doing a good turn for others, and treating all alike. One like this will be praised.
People are people the world over. Some are good, some bad, some greedy and some generous. Nations are like people and act the same way.
Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.
I hope that each one of us will be a better husband or wife, kinder to one another, more thoughtful, more restrained in criticism, and more generous with compliments.
A generous man places the benefits he confers beneath his feet; those he receives, nearest his heart.
It is through generous giving, that we affirm before the world, our nation's faith in the inalienable right of every man, to a life of freedom, justice and security.
Praise when merited is not a boon: yet to a generous nature, is it pleasant to utter it.
A rather honored guest of the Cuban government, so I wouldn't experience the problems. I think it would take a black Cuban to really articulate this because I'm being treated in a very generous way.
Robin Williams was the kind of generous person who would do things but not want to receive public credit for it.
In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.
Most art students are generous till it comes to squeezing their colour on the palette... Many pictures haven't become works of art simply because the artist tried to save a nickel's worth of colour.
God blesses still the generous thought,And still the fitting word He speeds,And Truth, at His requiring taught,He quickens into deeds.
A contemplation of God's works, a generous concern for the good of mankind, and the unfeigned exercise of humility only, denominate men great and glorious.
O Poverty, thy thousand ills combined Sink not so deep into the generous mind, As the contempt and laughter of mankind.
As I am generous towards others ... As I see a person in need and don't just say, 'God bless you.' I am proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing, everything that these incredibly talented performers were generous enough in teaching me.
Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work
Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.
A worker's capital is inexhaustible, incapable of being stolen, and bound to pay him a generous dividend all the time.
Every generous action loves the public view; yet no theatre for virtue is equal to a consciousness of it.
I really believe in my work and in no way think I'm taking advantage of anyone. I feel generous when selling my art.
Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue.
I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be.
I think I'm a mama's boy who wanted to be a hockey player, who failed, and had to become a singer. I think that I'm a generous, impatient, kind, jerk.
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.
Despite the generous rewards that state juries dole out, in many cases, victims receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlements with the lawyers taking the rest. This is not justice
In the past the publishers I've worked with have been extremely generous. And in almost every case, have been people who believed in the work rather than the sales and marketing.
I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar.
Religions are not imaginative, not poetic, not soulful. On the contrary, they are parochial, small-minded, niggardly with the human imagination, precisely where science is generous.
More and more the world is growing to love a lover, and one has only to read the newspapers to see how sympathetic are the times to any generous and adventurous display of the passions.
I believe in fighting with investors to reduce the amount of equity they get and then being as generous as you possibly can with employees.
Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit at every breeze.
It may be very generous in one person to offer what it would be ungenerous in another to accept.