What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.
We will be a country of generosity and warmth. But we will also be a country of law and order.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
I thought, how do I reflect the generosity, particularly of all the iwi who gifted us names - and Te Aroha seemed to be a way.
And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreign policy; and the generosity of their foreign policy at that moment was expressed through the Marshall Plan.
A lot of guys don't want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence.
We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.
This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.
There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom.