François de La Rochefoucauld Quote

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.


Maximes (1665)


What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.