“He who gives what he would as readily throw away gives without…” Sir Henry Taylor

He who gives what he would as readily throw away gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice.

In today’s wordsSomeone who gives what they'd just as soon throw away gives without generosity, because the essence of generosity is sacrifice.

Sir Henry TaylorCommonly attributed

Source: From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

Sir Henry Taylor: He who gives what he would as readily throw away gives without generosity; for…