A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
慷慨
Generosity
Gifts have ribbons, not strings.
礼物有丝带，没有绳子。
Forbearance is a form of generosity.
忍耐是一种慷慨。
What bread men break is broken to them again.
人所擘开的饼，他们又擘开了。
Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.
不要把给予看作是一种责任，而是一种特权。
A padded jacket is an acceptable gift even in summer.
棉袄即使在夏天也是可以接受的礼物。
The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.
给予的习惯只会增强给予的欲望。
True generosity is the ability to accept ingratitude.
真正的慷慨是接受忘恩负义的能力。
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
关注是最稀有和最纯粹的慷慨。
Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.
每次我们相爱，每次我们付出，都是圣诞节。
The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief.
微笑的罗柏偷了小偷的东西。
I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.
我不想我的下半生(余生)都用来做演讲。
I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.
我要感谢学院的勇气和慷慨。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.
人性是女人的美德，慷慨是男人的美德。
Rather ten thousand lanterns from a wealthy man than one lantern from a poor man.
宁可要富人送一万盏灯笼，也不要穷人送一盏灯笼。
Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
给予使我们从自己需求的熟悉领域中解放出来，打开我们的心灵，进入被他人需求占据的无法解释的世界。
Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
坦率和慷慨，除非经过适当的节制，否则会导致毁灭。
When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.
一个人死后，他的手里只握着他生前所赠予的东西。
So I would hope they would develop some kind of habit that involves understanding that their life is so full they can afford to give in all kinds of ways to other people. I consider that to be baseline spirituality.
所以我希望他们能养成一种习惯，让他们明白他们的生活是如此的充实，以至于他们能够以各种方式给予他人。我认为这是灵性的底线。