Generosity Quotes

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

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

We would all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

We are treated with such generosity of spirit.

I think I am incredibly generous with how much I give to my projects, but that's my generosity with the job.

This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit.

A therapist might suggest my generosity is a way of buying affection. But buying people's love has never been an issue for me. Generally speaking, I don't want their love.

One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors.

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

The UK public have repeatedly shown enormous generosity to those in need.

Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.

True generosity is too frequently eaten up by prosperity and riches.