“That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.”

— Simone de Beauvoir

[C]'est la vraie générosité ; vous donnez tout et rien ne semble jamais vous coûter.
All Men are Mortal (1946)

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[C]'est la vraie générosité ; vous donnez tout et rien ne semble jamais vous coûter.

All Men are Mortal (1946)

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