<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Generosity is strongest when the deed completes... > Generosity is strongest when the deed completes its moral purpose before applause or repayment arrives. Give because the action makes your character and community more coherent; if a specific return is required, name the exchange honestly and negotiate it instead of disguising a contract as a gift. Clean generosity and clean exchange both suffer when their names are switched. **Source:** [[livestreams/Effort, Relationships, and a Life Built Through Learning - Workbook|Effort, Relationships, and a Life Built Through Learning]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Generosity is strongest when the deed completes its moral purpose before applause or repayment arrives. Give because the action makes your character and community more coherent; if a specific return is required, name the exchange honestly and negotiate it instead of disguising a contract as a gift. Clean generosity and clean exchange both suffer when their names are switched.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-generosity-strongest-deed-suffer-names-switched ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->