be generous

Synonyms

fritter do good

Antonyms

spook pinch starve paralyze covet terrify
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Examples

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness. William Ewart Gladstone

If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach. Margaret Cho

Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security. William F. Buckley

The maker of laws must be severe; who executes them must be generous. Chinese Proverb

One may be generous at heart, but may not be able to afford it. Kashmir Proverb

Be generous to a generous person and you'd win him, be generous to a mean person and he'd rebel on you. Arabic Proverb

Words in the phrase

be generous

Close letter words and terms

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