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With so many generous friends and family members from so many places for so many years, how could I not still be an optimist? Thomas — Thomas L. Friedman

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor (Proverbs 22:9). — Anonymous

We must be for ourselves in the long run; the mild and generous are only more justly selfish than the domineering. — Emily Bronte

You have even more gifts than you realize. Promise me that you'll explore all of them and that you'll be generous with them. — Julian Iragorri

And, perhaps, among us may be found generous spirits, who do not estimate honour and justice by dollars and cents. — Harriet Beecher Stowe

Generosity is a mark of bravery, so all Sioux boys were taught to be generous. — Luther Standing Bear

Only those person who learned to like themselves can be generous and friendly with others. — Les Giblin

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless. — Mortimer Adler

I'm a good person, I hope. But I'm never as good as I want to be, never as nice as I want to be, never as generous as I want to be. — David Tennant

Be smart, be thoughtful, be generous. — Ashton Kutcher

Be selfish with your speeches; be generous with your listening. — Debasish Mridha

To be generous, guiltless, and of a free disposition is to take those things for bird-bolts that you deem cannon-bullets. — William Shakespeare

Be creative, be useful, be practical, be generous and finish big — Lisa Genova

It may be very generous in one person to offer what it would be ungenerous in another to accept. — Samuel Richardson

In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others. — Maimonides

How generous the universe could be, when he wanted to be! — Cassandra Clare

If I want to be a loving, generous, giving person, I'm not going to test the waters. I'm simply going to be a loving, generous, giving person. — Liz Murray

Be generous in nature and thought; for this wins respect and gives confidence and power. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Not every hour, nor every day, perhaps, can generous wishes ripen into kind actions; but there is not a moment that cannot be freighted with prayer. — William Mountford

Any celebration meal to which guests are invited, be they family or friends, should be an occasion for generous hospitality. — Julian Baggini

Be fair before being generous, be human before being fair. — Fernan Caballero

Gratitude of heart can often be seen in a generous spirit. — Our Daily Bread Devotions

Be confident. Be compassionate. Be intelligent. Be humble. Be generous. The universe returns to you what you put out. — Lauren Jauregui

Be generous. The outcome will blow your mind. — Richie Norton

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it. — John Masefield

Nothing can be more wounding to a spirit not ungenerous, than a generous forgiveness. — Samuel Richardson

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous. — James Boswell

I'm not as soft or as generous a person as I would be if the world hadn't changed me. — Bobby Fischer

Sun so generous it shall be you- Leaves of Grass — Walt Whitman

How can both Nics, the loving and considerate and generous one, and the self-obsessed and self-destructive one, be the same person? — David Sheff

Be just before you are generous. — James Joyce

No matter how rich or poor you might feel, right now is the time to be generous. — Andy Stanley

My intent is to be generous of spirit and live with total integrity every day of my life. — Deepak Chopra

Be remarkable Be generous Create art Make judgment calls Connect people and ideas . . . and we have no choice but to reward you. — Seth Godin

Be generous in the bedroom. Share your sandwich. — Homer

Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead. — Seth Godin

In all your relations to men be great, just, generous, courteous, and kindly. The great are never otherwise. — Wallace D. Wattles

You're here to be LIGHT ... Shine! Be generous with your lives. — Eugene H. Peterson

Be generous with your life - love deeply, honestly, and without reservation. — Carew Papritz

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived. — Albert Brooks

A generous and noble spirit cannot be expected to dwell in the breasts of men who are struggling for their daily bread. — Dionysius Of Halicarnassus

Being generous and kindly in speech, doing a good turn for others, and treating all alike. One like this will be praised. — Gautama Buddha

If you are not generous when it's difficult, you will not be generous when it's easy. Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet. — Wayne Dyer

Our tenderness, compassion and kindness go with sensitive generous heart that should not be abused by others. — Angelica Hopes

If ... says: 'Do not be greedy, be generous', you may inwardly interpret this in such a manner that you will develop a greed for generosity — Idries Shah

I did not hinder it, for generous deed should not be checked by cold counsel. It — J.R.R. Tolkien

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

If you give, it will be given to you. And I have found that generous people are blessed people. — Greg Laurie

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 ... — Maya Angelou

Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to take up arms against a woman. — Sam Houston

It is impossible to be just if one is not generous. — Philibert Joseph Roux

To know when to be generous and when firm - that is wisdom. — Edith Wharton

In the morning, wonder and be generous like the sun. In the evening, meditate and be kind like the moon. — Debasish Mridha

Elizabeth ... had the prerogative of the rich that she could be generous with large sums and niggardly over small ones ... — Sylvia Townsend Warner

Approach life knowing there will be plenty to go around. Be
generous. — Frank McKinney

Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain, as generous as a tree. — Michael Franti

Be generous, be humble, and be grateful when achieving your dreams. — John C. Maxwell

Be generous, kind and compassionate. These are true characteristics of successful people. — Archie Lee

Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be. — Dolly Parton

God's extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others. — Andy Stanley

Be Generous with your Kindness, Compassion & Forgiveness. — Dashama Konah Gordon

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

Like the ocean, never forget to be generous with your love. — Debasish Mridha

The gentleman is generous and treats all men as his equals, especially those whom he feels to be inferior in rank and wealth. — Hilaire Belloc

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

Don't wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly ... lead the way! — Steve Maraboli

It is a mere illusion that, above a certain income, the personal desires will be satisfied and leave a wider margin for the generous impulse. — Robert Louis Stevenson

By moderation one can be generous. — Laozi

You just have to be as generous as you can, but selfish enough to get your work done. — Austin Kleon

I'm shrewd about money; I invest well and look after it. But it's in my nature to be generous. I look after people. — Rod Stewart

I set out to write books, to be surrounded by generous, brilliant people, and to have great adventures. — Rebecca Solnit

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return. — Muhammad Ali

Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice. — Lord Acton

Give recognition where it is due. Compliments stimulate more effort and desire to improve. Be generous with honest praising. — Bruce Lee

America- often called the land of milk and honey- tends to be sweeter, more generous to those who don't rock the boat.

Sarah Mullen — Erin Passons

You don't have to be rich to be generous. You have to be generous to be generous. — Johnny Hunt

What is offered from a generous heart should be accepted generously. — Alexandre Dumas

Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty. — George Eliot

If I could sum up what the Bible teaches about giving in one statement, it would be this: Generous living produces emotional happiness. — Chip Ingram

It's easy to be generous with money. Far harder to be generous with your time. — Alan Bleasdale

Care not who is richer or more learned than thou, if none be more generous and loving. — John Lancaster Spalding

How much easier is it to be generous than just. — Junius

Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day! — William Arthur Ward

It is little the sign of a wise or good man, to suffer temperance to be transgressed in order to purchase the repute of a generous entertainer. — Francis Atterbury

A sufficiently great and generous trust could never be abused. — Henry David Thoreau

If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one that cannot smile to others. — Dalai Lama

As always, self-esteem had created an ability to be generous. — Gloria Steinem

But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love. — Gary Chapman

Men are likely to be quite generous, especially financially. — Warren Farrell

I have tried to be a generous narrator and care for my girl as best I can. I cannot help that readers will always insist on adventures ... — Catherynne M Valente

There are journalists I share a whole history with, so I tend to be generous to these guys, but those days are over ... — Guus Hiddink

If there be any one habit which more than another is the dry rot of all that is high and generous in youth, it is the habit of ridicule. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. — W. Somerset Maugham

I try to be kind and generous, and to give to people, and to do what I think God wants me to do. — Michael Jackson

To cook well and with imagination you have to be in a cheerful and contented frame of mind, and thus inclined to be generous. — Alice Thomas Ellis

Be generous with yourself. Don't stop short of splendid things. — Willa Cather

One ought to be just before one is generous — Winston Churchill

To be generous is the best way to live in this world. — Nirmala Srivastava

Every man is working out his destiny in his own way and nobody can be of help except by being kind, generous, and patient. — Henry Miller

Be petulant, selfish, and happy? Or be generous . . . and miserable. — Kathy Reichs