Motivational Quotes

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

Best Quotes about Giving

1.

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

Baughan, R.J.

2.

We must give more in order to get more, It is the generous giving of ourselves that produce the generous harvest.

Marden, Orison Swett

3.

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

4.

It is like the seed put in the soil -- the more one sows, the greater the harvest.

Marden, Orison Swett

5.

If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach.

Margaret Cho

6.

Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.

Nightingale, Earl

7.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

Charles Dudley Warner

8.

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

Braunstein, Richard

9.

Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.

Lewis, C. S.

10.

Always think in terms of what the other person wants.

Fleet, James Van

11.

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

12.

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.

Mckeun, Rod

13.

When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in the undeveloped condition of their earlier days. Something showy and not-too-expensive in a shop is their only conception of the ideal gift.

Munro, Hector Hugh

14.

If you continually give, you will continually have.

15.

The more sympathy you give, the less you need.

Forbes, Malcolm S.

16.

There is no benefit in the gifts of a bad man.

Euripides

17.

To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

18.

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.

Proverb

19.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

Publilius Syrus

20.

What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.

P. D. James

21.

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

Bible

22.

We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving

Meltzer, Bernard

23.

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

Graham, Billy

24.

All that this world knows of living lies in giving -- and more giving; He that keeps, be sure he loses -Friendship grows by what it uses.

Maclaren, Alexander

25.

A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.

Eleanor Hamilton

26.

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

Hobbs, Herschel

27.

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

Gibbs, Philip

28.

The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.

Tracy, Brian

29.

The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed.

Seneca

30.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

Lao-Tzu

31.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

Seneca

32.

Give light and people will find their own way.

33.

The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.

Baltasar Gracian

34.

It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.

Mother Teresa

35.

Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.

Peters, Thomas J.

36.

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

37.

I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips.

Rogers, Will

38.

Getters don't get -- givers get.

Benge, Eugene

39.

Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.

Rohn, Jim

40.

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

41.

Seek joy in what you give not in what you get

42.

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

43.

For it is in giving that we receive.

Francis of Assisi, St.

44.

Trust not the horse, O Trojans. Be it what it may, I fear the Grecians even when they offer gifts.

Virgil

45.

If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.

Williamson, Marianne

46.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.