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The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor.

Dutch Proverb

Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever.

Margaret Cho

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

Alexander Pope

We believe we've made a generous offer .

Tom Morrissey

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.

Thomas J. Watson, Sr.

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

Maria Edgeworth

It's a very generous grant. We figure that for the 167 children we sign up, they'll subsidize 833 more.

Alan Katz

They process the generous donations for the community.

John Grady

He had hundreds of friends. He was the most generous person you knew.

Brian Penn

All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain.

Thomas Hobbes

Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous.

Bill Bradley

When they told me Saturday morning, I wasn't this generous, believe me.

Donald Sparrow

[In addition,] onstage, he's so clearly a generous musician, ... He is so clearly working for you, the audience. The people really appreciate his efforts.

Jim O'connell

But pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.

George Eliot

I asked her to join us and she jumped at it immediately. She is so generous.

Linda Decramer

He's a very generous person. He puts his money where his emotions are.

Steve Henry

This will not be as generous as people think, ... Face the Nation.

Donna Shalala

Some of the businesses are very generous in their giving, too.

Dalene Brock

My feeling is we have been generous in the past, and I don't know if we can continue to do it in the near future. If things come around, we can do it again.

Curt Gantz

There's not a more generous guy on the planet.

Roger Craig

The community is generous, but with all the bills going up, it?s getting expensive to run.

Carol Lewis

It was built through a very generous gift from her son Dr. James Monroe. It will have church offices, classrooms and a fellowship area.

David Hulme

Enthusiasm is the divine particle in our composition: with it we are great, generous, and true; without it, we are little, false, and mean.

Letitia Landon

People have been pretty generous.

Maran Hilgendorf

We really believe that folks in a time of need will be really generous.

Mandy Hotchkiss

The traffic is very light. And people are feeling generous with tips.

Dana Harville

It's a big, nice, generous apartment.

John Lithgow

The townspeople have been very generous in supporting our fund-raising effort.

Scott Andrews

The community foundation has been very generous over the years. They helped build this place.

Jack Ribas

Her generous gift and enduring spirit allows us to further our commitment to our students, faculty and community.

Richard Rogers

Fairness is so important because some sponsors are very generous.

Dennis Mcmillen

These are a couple of generous avenues that people can take.

Jeff Trewhitt

He's very demanding, but in a positive and generous way. And if you're up to it, it's very exciting. If you're not, you fall by the wayside.

Jonathan Pryce

He would do anything for you. He was a generous and good person.

Steve Woodburn

Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.

Henry James

How much easier is it to be generous than just.

Junius

I think to them, they won the election ... so it is an opportunity to them to get whatever they want. If I was in their camp, I would have been more generous.

Hajim Al hassani

She's generous to a fault - if it's her own.

Arthur 'bugs' Baer

It definitely gave them a warm heart to see there are generous people in Westland.

Deanne Richter

That and a generous [share] buyback program should sustain earnings-per-share growth of 15% to 20%.

David Strasser

The actual shelters are being run very well, with thousands of very big-hearted, generous volunteers.

Bill Allen

People have been very generous.

Adam King

Chirac has been excessively generous towards the British. There has been a very constructive mood.

Goran Persson

Chavez has been generous. And in certain respects, he'll expect dividends.

Larry Birns

I found him to be a dear, sweet generous, loving man, ... Gilligan's Island.

Russell Johnson

It's just a very generous area.

Mary Kuehn

There were soft greens and fairways, ... They moved the tee markers down. It was very generous.

Jim Thorpe

Made generous campaign contributions to Pataki.

Thomas Doherty

It fits into our business plans, but at the same time, we feel it's a very generous offer.

Dan Beck

To know when to be generous and when to be firm - this is wisdom.

Elbert Hubbard

Very, very generous and good people.

Charles Draper

That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous.

George Gissing

It's not my song any more. It's very much the audience's song, so if I'm feeling generous I'll wheel it out one night.

David Gray

Before I was chairman they were generous donors, and they were while I was chairman.

Haley Barbour

Golf courses don't really want us very much. But some of them are so generous for letting us play there.

Hank Bontrager

Generous people are rarely mentally ill.

Dr. Karl Menninger

This community is very generous. It's incredible, the amount of support we've seen.

Jaclyn Fradette

They have a fairly low point from which to start. It's not all that difficult to be more generous than they were up to now.

Pierre Martin

She was very generous, also. She had a very generous soul.

Mark Hammond

He's generous with his ideas, but doesn't mention specific stocks.

Al Auxier

They came up and cleaned up the entire area around the Uncle Sam grave site. The community really was amazingly generous. We were overwhelmed with their generosity.

Terry Page

Everything done here from the building on has been a volunteer effort from the community. And that's a neat thing about this community, for the right cause they are extremely generous.

Tom Brown

I think this assistance is too generous, it gives too much money.

Peter Fitzgerald

They think they're being generous, but the burden is on the author and publisher. If it was fair use, you wouldn't be offering the opt-out.

Allan Adler

That's generous, but that would be wonderful if we do. If 20,000 people attend the festival, my estimate would be closer to 2,000 to 3,000 signatures.

Terry Phillips

People will respond. They're very generous.

Cheryl Mclarney

It's a very generous award by New Hampshire standards.

Bill Chapman

When you're being generous to your fellow citizen, please don't leave behind your neighbors.

Jim Coleman

The community was very generous.

David Gates

Everyone was really generous and kept giving us money. It was unbelievable.

Devyn Parnes

It is amazing how generous people really are. This has really been a great thing.

Alan White

The perception is that it is more generous than it is. Grants are generally only for those that are completely wiped out or uninsured.

Brent Neiser

Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.

Thomas Guthrie

It is a generous program. I am really looking forward to it.

John Velasco

The university is very grateful for this generous gift.

James Barnett

I think the price that Celtic got is extremely generous.

Rob Edwards

For the typical American, it's the best and most generous tax break in the entire tax code.

Douglas Duncan

Galesburg has always been very generous with donations to Goodwill and we know they will continue to donate at our new store location.

Patty Fuchs

He was incredibly generous to me even though I was only a high school senior and then in college.

Jade Dellinger

Generous, smart, funny thriller.

C. David Heymann

People have been so kind and generous. It has been amazing.

Dawn Rogers

Different zoning requirements aren't as generous. They are more demanding.

Susie Leonard

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

William E. Gladstone

I will tell you, it's extremely generous of the developer and it helps us out.

Jim Malcolm

This is a generous prize that benefits the creative culture of Australian architectural design.

John Wardle

A dear, sweet generous, loving man.

Russell Johnson

The bid is not generous and the battle between shareholders, management and the (venture capital firms) will continue.

Gert Potvlieghe

He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face.

Richard Savage

Everyone has been generous, and every little bit helps.

Dr. Doug Moore

It seems we might be a little more generous with the distribution of dollars when we're talking about $5.8 billion in new money this year.

Karen Woodall

We couldn't have done it without the generous support of many individuals and businesses here in the community.

Randy Thompson

They are very generous to help us in this.

Rita Forrester

If he is smart, he will do this quickly, be generous and move on.

Stacy Phillips

Mayfield would have that capacity to be able to relate to everyone on an individual basis. He was always very generous, very available.

Patrick Flood

Sir Edwin Manton was one of the most generous benefactors in Tate's history.

Sir Nicholas Serota

A lot of generous people donated services and goods for this.

Brandon Jones

It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs.

Hank Azaria

We think we can raise that from a community that's already been so generous -- we think we can raise that and more.

Karen Miller

Thanks for being so caring and generous. I am so blessed to be able to live a full life.

Peggy Chun

It's wonderful. I always knew how fundamentally generous and kind Americans are.

Zanna Mckay