What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.
I'm really interested in the difference between selfishness and generosity. It confuses me to no end because sometimes it all just feels like pure indulgence on my part.
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
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.
The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.
Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.
Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives.