generous vs self-serving

generous

adj
  • Invigorating in its nature. 

  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. 

  • Large, more than ample, copious. 

  • Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. 

self-serving

adj
  • Showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals). 

How often have the words generous and self-serving occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )