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He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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People say, 'You're still breast-feeding, that's so generous.' Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It's sort of like natural liposuction. I'd carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could. ↗

— Helena Bonham Carter

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Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed. ↗

— Geoffrey Chaucer

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The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penetrated and found response in depths of his own sensuous nature that had never yet been reached. ↗

— Kate Chopin

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I think it bespeaks a generous nature, a man who can cook. ↗

— Jilly Cooper

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The crew, like all Italian crews, was generous, warm, and enthusiastic. ↗

— Barbara Steele

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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

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Actors are very generous. ↗

— Blythe Danner

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At age 12, I was put on tranquilizers when I should have gotten help. There was nothing major and awful, I just didn't feel my family was supportive and emotionally generous. ↗

— Paula Danziger

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