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is, among the wealthy, often merely a kind of shyness.

Magnanimity consist in enduring tactlessness with mildness. Democritus

is, for the most part, only the vanity of giving which we exercise because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

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. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

is less about giving a great deal than about gifts well-timed.

Liberality consist less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed. Jean de la Bruyere

is less about giving much than it is about giving at the right moment.

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment. Jean de la Bruyere

is most generous when one has just been greatly honored and has eaten a little.

is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.Francois de La Rochefoucauld

is only, as a rule, amongst the poor. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative.

As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative. Honore de Balzac

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