Top Generosity Quotes
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
Kahlil Gibran
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Confucius
One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors.
Cyril Cusack
I would argue that the next President, either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture, exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent, but proceeding with determination to implement an agenda.
Richard V. Allen
When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.
Randy Neugebauer
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My grandfather taught me generosity. He sold snow cones in Harlem. I went with him at 5 and he let me hand out the change and snow cones. I learned a lot in the couple of years that we did that.
Erik Estrada 
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Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us.
Christy Turlington
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This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.
Jessica Lange
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The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreign policy; and the generosity of their foreign policy at that moment was expressed through the Marshall Plan.
Gianni Agnelli
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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.
Albert Camus
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While America has always been and always will be a safe harbor for those being persecuted by tyrannical governments we must be vigilant to ensure those individuals are not taking advantage of America's generosity and good will.
Bill Shuster
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Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.
Richard Dawkins
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Popular Generosity Authors
Francois de La RochefoucauldMohandas GandhiAlbert CamusKahlil Gibran ConfuciusJean-Paul SartreElia KazanArnold SchwarzeneggerJoseph ConradJose MartiBill GatesMignon McLaughlinEmma GoldmanJohn SteinbeckChristy Turlington
TacitusFrank Howard ClarkJennifer GranholmJessica LangeOmar BongoRoger MooreSteven CojocaruAdam SmithJacques Yves CousteauHorace MannJon PorterKim CampbellRichard DawkinsMichael ZaslowRichard V. Allen
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