"Give little love to a child, and you get a great deal back."

Ruskin, John on giving   

"You cannot hold on to anything good. You must be continually giving -- and getting. You cannot hold on to your seed. You must sow it -- and reap anew. You cannot hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches in return."

Collier, Robert on giving   

"One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. [Proverbs 11-24]"

Bible on giving   

"The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others."

Chardin, Pierre Teilhard De on giving
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"All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin."

Byron, Lord on giving
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"He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more."

Bunyan, John on giving   

"It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving."

Braunstein, Richard on giving
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"Give and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over... [Luke 6:38]"

Bible on giving   

"Give, and it shall be given to you. For whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return."

Bible on giving   

"It is more blessed to give than to receive. [Acts 20:35]"

Bible on giving
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"The Liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. [Proverbs 11.25]"

Bible on giving   

"Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. [2 Corinthians 9:7]"

Bible on giving   

"There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave."

Beecher, Henry Ward on giving
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"Nature does not give to those who will not spend..."

Baughan, R.J. on giving
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"It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be."

Baldwin, James on giving   

"From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life."

Ashe, Arthur on giving
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"No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning."

Angelis, Barbara De on giving
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"The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live."

Andrus, Ethel Percy on giving
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"It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well."

Amiel, Henri Frederic on giving
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"You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get."

Collier, Robert on giving   

"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."

Corneille, Pierre on giving   

"The nine-tenths prove man's love, but the one-tenth tests man's legal obedience."

Hobbs, Herschel on giving   

"Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards."

Hubbard, Elbert on giving
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"While you have a thing it can be taken from you... but when you give it, you have given it. No robber can take it from you. It is yours then for ever when you have given it. It will be yours always. That is to give."

Joyce, James on giving
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"He that loveth, flieth, runneth, and rejoiceth. He is free, and cannot be held in. He giveth all for all, and hath all in all, because he resteth in one highest above all things, from whom all that is good flows and proceeds."

Kempis, Thomas on giving   

"To whom much is given is much required. [Luke 12:48]"

Bible on giving
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"In the long run, we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving."

Kopp, Sheldon on giving
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"We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give."

La Fontaine, Jean De on giving   

"He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much."

Lao-Tzu on giving   

"God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with."

Graham, Billy on giving
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"If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence."

Lao-Tzu on giving
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"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

Edwards, Flora on giving
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"The more sympathy you give, the less you need."

Forbes, Malcolm S. on giving   

"The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed."

Ford, Henry on giving
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"For it is in giving that we receive."

Francis of Assisi, St. on giving
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"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."

Gibran, Kahlil on giving
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"Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you."

Gide, Andre on giving
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"Giving presents is a talent; to know what a person wants, to know when and how to get it, to give it lovingly and well. Unless a character possesses this talent there is no moment more annihilating to ease than that in which a present is received and given."

Glenconner, Pamela on giving   

"Before he left, Aunt William pressed a sovereign into his hand guiltily, as if it were conscience money. He, on his side, took it as though it were a doctor's fee, and both ignored the transaction."

Leverson, Ada on giving   

"You can lease the peace of mind You bought a mask, I put it on. You never thought to ask me If I wear it when you're gone"

Mercy, Sisters Of on appearance