“Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives.”
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Sartre, J. (n.d.). Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19513-generosity-is-nothing-else-than-a-craze-to/
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Sartre, Jean-Paul. “Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19513-generosity-is-nothing-else-than-a-craze-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Sartre, Jean-Paul. “Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which one gives.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19513-generosity-is-nothing-else-than-a-craze-to/.