Magnanimity

Generosity is the trait of a powerful personality, especially after a victory, to forgive also very vorwerfbare acts against them, just: " groszmuth generosity is self-conquest ." One of the classic counter- terms is " revenge " against a more modern term would be " vindictive ".

Since ancient times, the generosity is considered an important virtue, especially of rulers. Already Aristotle discusses it in his Nicomachean Ethics as wünschbare sovereign virtue.

In ancient Roman times, the magnanimitas Caesar was proverbial. The " generosity " of some monarch has historically appreciated in their epithets, such as Alfons the Magnanimous of Aragon, Philip the Magnanimous of Hesse and John Frederick the Magnanimous of Saxony.

Fame the amnesty Muhammad against his years of enemies and persecutors among the leaders of Mecca after taking the city.

The enshrined in many constitutions legal Head of State to pardon and amnesty is regarded as an incarnation of magnanimity - ideal in state law.

Artistic edits

In Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed 1791 opera La Clemenza di Tito, the magnanimity of the Roman emperor Titus is the central theme. In his opera The Abduction from the Seraglio ( 1782 ) the generosity of Bassa Selim is the central motif.

Conrad Ferdinand Meyer dedicated the generosity his ballad The moving purple.