Quote by Samuel Johnson

Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit at every breeze.

Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without me

Summary

This quote criticizes the reckless and unwise nature of someone's spending habits. It compares their behavior to a tree that indiscriminately drops its fruit with every passing breeze, suggesting that this person's generosity is unfounded and lacks thoughtful consideration. The analogy implies that true generosity should involve more discernment and a genuine understanding of when and where to allocate resources.

Topics

Generosity

By Samuel Johnson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.

A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.

Dad

Why should I tell you everything about how I feel when you n

Why should I tell you everything about how I feel when you never tell me anything?

Cassandra Clare

Jace

The crucial question which confronts us in psychology and ot

The crucial question which confronts us in psychology and other aspects of the science of man is precisely this chasm between what is abstractly true and what is existentially real for the given living person.

Science Man

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Life War

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, wherea

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead.

Edward Hoagland

Time

I've always been scared of advertising folk. I've met them a

I've always been scared of advertising folk. I've met them at parties and I've been to their offices and I've always found them intimidatingly cool. At one company I visited, they held their meetings in a caravan that had somehow been installed in the place, a rather more exotic place to gather than the typical BBC glass box.

Cool

It's been amazing how this crazy career has been created. I

It's been amazing how this crazy career has been created. I feel that it's been given to me. I wouldn't be anywhere without Victoria's Secret.

Candice Swanepoel

Amazing

You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or

You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.

Inspirational

Good novel are written by people who are not frightened.

Good novel are written by people who are not frightened.

Writing

Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surpri

Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.

Dwight Whitney Morrow

Government

It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, w

It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, when Nature has lapsed, to replace Nature.

Old ideas give way slowly; for they are more than abstract l

Old ideas give way slowly; for they are more than abstract logical forms and categories, they are habits, predispositions, deeply ingrained attitudes of diversion and preference.

John Dewey, The Influence of Dar

Ideas