Magnanimity is above circumstance; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle.
In magnanimity there is the same amount of egoism as in revenge, but egoism of a different quality.
We cannot think too highly of our nature, nor too humbly of ourselves. When we see the martyr to virtue, subject as he is to the infirmities of a man, yet suffering the tortures of a demon, and bearing them with the magnanimity of a God, do we not behold a heroism that angels may indeed surpass, but which they cannot imitate, and must admire.
One of the magnanimities of woman is to yield.
The essence of friendship is entireness, a total magnanimity and trust.
I know that some people believe Winston Churchill, magnanimity in victory. I've always believed magnanimity in defeat and then sneak up on 'em when they're not looking when you fire back. That's what I've always - magnanimity.
You have to have a habitual vision of greatness. . . you have to believe in fact that you will refuse to settle for mediocrity. You won't confuse your financial security with your personal integrity, you won't confuse your success with your greatness or your prosperity with your magnanimity. . . believe in fact that living is connected to giving.
Let us bear with magnanimity whatever it is needful for us to bear.
