Even when you do not feel big hearted, you can give yourself permission to act that way. – Lama Willa Miller

If someone were to pay you ten cents for every kind word you said about people and collect five cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor? – Author unknown, quoted by Jacob M. Braude

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. – Frank A. Clark

A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep. – Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery, 2007