Dio Chrysostom (c. 40-120) experienced the generosity of the poor Macedonians (cf. 2 Corinthians 8:1-5) after he was shipwrecked on the island of Euboea. He tells his personal story:
“Now I have not told this story idly or, as some might perhaps infer, with the desire to spin a yarn, but to present an illustration of the manner of life that I adopted at the beginning and of the life of the poor–an illustration drawn from my own experience for anyone who wishes to consider whether in words and deeds and in social intercourse the poor are at a disadvantage in comparison with the rich on account of their poverty, so far as living a seemly and natural life is concerned, or in every way have the advantage…
They [the poor] light a fire more promptly than the rich, and guide one on the way without reluctance–indeed, in such matters a sense of self-respect would compel them–and often they share what they have more readily. When you find a rich man, who will give the victim of a shipwreck his wife’s or his daughter’s purple gown or any article of clothing far cheaper than that: a mantle, for example or a tunic, though he has thousands of them, or even a cloak from one of his slaves.”
Dio Chrysostom, Orations 7.81-83, LCL edition.