Quotations, Proverbs & Sayings

Research Database of Quotes

It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. Paper-Research now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.

Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.

Browse Topics

(Click a letter to view the topics)
A B C D E F
G
H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Generosity

«Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing»
«Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.»
«Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.»
«Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack of common sense. Interest in your work can be called cowardice. Generosity can be called soft-headedness, and observe : the former is disturbing,»
«I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.»
Author: Charles Dudley Warner (Author, Editor) | About: Generosity | Keywords: motives
«Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness»
«I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.»
Author: Colin Powell | About: Generosity | Keywords: life-giving, Speeches
«I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity; in important things, diversity; in all things, generosity.»
«I can remember way back when a liberal was generous with his own money»
Author: Will Rogers | About: Generosity | Keywords: generous, liberal
«It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.»

Pages: « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next »