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  What it means

  “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.” Generosity brings greater joy than acquisition. A moral proverb encouraging selflessness.

  English equivalent

  It is more blessed to give than to receive.

  Vocabulary

  • szczęście — happiness, luck
  • dawanie — giving
  • aniżeli — than (literary/archaic)
  • branie — taking, receiving

  Grammar note

  'W dawaniu' and 'w braniu' use the locative of verbal nouns. 'Aniżeli' is an archaic/literary form of 'niż' (than).

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