Generosity

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Generosity is a disposition to good will towards others, exemplified by the habit of giving without coercion. Often equated with charity as a virtue, generosity is widely accepted in society as a desirable trait.

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  • My friends, Dr. King realized that the only real wealth comes from helping others.
    • César Chávez, in a speech, Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr (1990)
  • The yardstick of generosity is not how much you give others, but how much you want in return.
    • Leonid S. Sukhorukov, All About Everything (Pen Press Publishers Ltd., 2005), ISBN 1905203144

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  • All that is not given is lost.
    • Father Pierre Cheyrac (also considered an Indian Proverb)

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