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Quote with a picture of the head of a statue of Adam Smith.

“We talk of the debt of gratitude, not of charity, or generosity, nor even of friendship.” — Adam Smith, “Of Justice and Beneficence,” The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Author YahooeyPosted on June 16, 2021June 14, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Adam Smith, charity, friendship, generosity, gratitudeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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We’d 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.” — Mignon McLaughlin, The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook

Author YahooeyPosted on December 24, 2019December 21, 2019Categories QuotationsTags cheap, generosity, Mignon McLaughlin, reputation, The Complete Neurotic's NotebookLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Life was generous: it gave a man a thousand things to be pissed off about.

“Life was generous: it gave a man a thousand things to be pissed off about.” — Luís Alberto Urrea, The Pleasure of God

Author YahooeyPosted on May 14, 2019May 9, 2019Categories QuotationsTags generosity, life, Luís Alberto Urrea, pissed off, The Pleasure of GodLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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People who think they’re generous to a fault usually think that’s their only fault.

“People who think they’re generous to a fault usually think that’s their only fault.” — Sydney J. Harris, On the Contrary

Author YahooeyPosted on July 22, 2017July 19, 2017Categories QuotationsTags faults, generosity, On the Contrary, Sydney J. Harris, weaknessesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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If a man permits largeness of heart to degenerate into softness of head, he inevitably becomes a nuisance in any relation of life.

“If a man permits largeness of heart to degenerate into softness of head, he inevitably becomes a nuisance in any relation of life.” — Theodore Roosevelt, “Fellow-Feeling as a Political Factor“, Century, January, 1900

Author YahooeyPosted on May 10, 2014January 31, 2016Categories QuotationsTags Fellow-Feeling as a Political Factor, generosity, largeness of heart, softness of head, Theodore RooseveltLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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It is good to be unselfish and generous; but don't carry that too far. It will not do to give yourself to be melted down for the benefit of the tallow-trade; you must know where to find yourself.

“It is good to be unselfish and generous; but don’t carry that too far. It will not do to give yourself to be melted down for the benefit of the tallow-trade; you must know where to find yourself.” — George Eliot, Daniel Deronda

Author YahooeyPosted on June 3, 2012April 30, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Daniel Deronda, generosity, George Eliot, moderation, unselfishnessLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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