#generosity

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#discover #generosity #only #open #others

I knew how it was with drunks. They ran out of generosity, even for themselves. ↗

— Ross MacDonald

#even #generosity #how #i #knew

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear. ↗

— Horace Mann

#death #different #different thing #during #fear

Generosity is, by definition, disinterested.” (p.157) ↗

— Piero Ferrucci

#life

I gave you all my secrets, and you lost them all. You lost a lot of things. But the treasure of it was in the giving, not the keeping. ↗

— Julio-Alexi Genao

#love #sacrifice #love

Impatient men are generous ones. Or haven't you learned that by now? ↗

— Megan Chance

#impatience #men #patience #men

(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution. ↗

— J.M. Coetzee

#guilt #kindness #retribution #guilt

The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation. ↗

— Steven Cojocaru

#been #capacity #compassion #donation #generosity

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. ↗

— John Bunyan

#charity #compassion #generosity #helping-others #today

Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing. ↗

— Jackie DeShannon

#always #artist #elvis #generosity #highly