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pjm007 | 20:03 Sun 07th May 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Can anyone think of any phrases or sayings that include the word/s generous/generosity ?

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To be "generous to a fault" meaning to be too generous.
20:08 Sun 07th May 2006
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Cheers Surreyman. Thats the one I was thinking of.
20:09 Sun 07th May 2006
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My favourite quote on generosity is


St Thomas Aquinas quote....Give, expecting nothing....


So true, to give and expect nothing back is real generosity.


Then you do feel good and generous!!!!

01:54 Mon 08th May 2006
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"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." Kahlil Gibran

"We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap." Mignon McLaughlin
09:02 Mon 08th May 2006
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Some good quotes there.
09:31 Mon 08th May 2006
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A few more!!


It is usually best to be generous with praise, but cautious with criticism.
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All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.
Anna Jameson


To know when to be generous and when to be firm -- this is wisdom.
Elbert Hubbard


09:51 Tue 09th May 2006

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