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Generosity (also called largesse) is the virtue of being liberal in giving, often as gifts. [1] Generosity is regarded as a virtue by various world religions and philosophies and is often celebrated in cultural and religious ceremonies .
Kindness is a type of behavior marked by acts of generosity, consideration, rendering assistance, or concern for others, without expecting praise or reward in return. It is a subject of interest in philosophy, religion, and psychology.
Dāna (Devanagari: दान, IAST: Dāna) [2] is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the virtue of generosity, charity or giving of alms, in Indian religions and philosophies. [3] [4]: 634–661 In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, dāna is the practice of cultivating generosity.
The Seven Virtues are a set of moral principles that include chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility.
Excessive generosity around the holiday season tends to be a good thing, provided you know where to draw the line. Of course, numerous gift-givers likely wouldn’t think twice about paying up ...
Generosity, the habit of giving freely without expecting anything in return; Charity (practice), the giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver; Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World, a book by Bill Clinton; Giving, an album by Colm Ó Snodaigh
It is the virtue of generosity or giving. [31] [32]: 365–366 Dāna has been defined in traditional texts, state Krishnan and Manoj, [32]: 361–382 as "any action of relinquishing the ownership of what one considered or identified as one's own, and investing the same in a recipient without expecting anything in return".
Leech's generosity maxim states: "Minimize the expression of beliefs that express or imply benefit to self; maximize the expression of beliefs that express or imply cost to self." Unlike the tact maxim, the maxim of generosity focuses on the speaker, and says that others should be put first instead of the self. For example: