“A fair and generous woman is (at best) respected, but seldom loved.”
“Men brave and generous live the best lives, seldom will they sorrow; then there are fools, afraid of everything, who grumble instead of giving.”
“Be fair before being generous, be human before being fair.”
“The one who lacks a generous purpose cares primarily for recognition. The on with a generous purpose cares primarily for respect.”
“A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person”
“because we all know that the books we’ve loved best are seldom the ones we esteem the most highly”