Quotes about giving

"I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me."

Addison, Joseph 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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"The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give."

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

Ashe, Arthur 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   

"Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving."

Bateson, Mary on giving   

"Nature does not give to those who will not spend..."

Baughan, R.J. on giving
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"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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"Getters don't get -- givers get."

Benge, Eugene on giving   

"Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock."

Benjamin, Walter 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]"

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

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

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

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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]"

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

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

Braunstein, Richard 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   

"All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin."

Byron, Lord on giving
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"I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual."

Byron, Lord on giving   

"It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all."

Camus, Albert on giving
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"When you're nice to people, they want to be nice back to you."

Canfield, Jack 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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"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   

"You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get."

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

Corneille, Pierre on giving   

"Look around for a place to sow a few seeds."

Dyke, Henry Van on giving   

"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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"What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost."

Edwards, Tryon on giving
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"One must be poor to know the luxury of giving."

Eliot, George on giving   

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"Always think in terms of what the other person wants."

Fleet, James Van on giving   

"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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"He that bringeth a present findeth the door open."

Fuller, Thomas on giving   

"It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same."

Gibbs, Philip on giving   

"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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