Generosity - Open-Handed Giving
The generous person is honored; the miser is despised.
Celtic kings and nobles demonstrated worth through generosity. The ring-giver who shared wealth earned loyalty and fame. Generosity created bonds of obligation and reciprocity that held society together. Hoarding was shameful; sharing was glorious.
The generous hand never lacks; the miser's gold brings only loneliness.
Generosity functioned as the main mechanism for distributing wealth and creating loyalty.
Irish Sagas