Motivational Quotes

Giving

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

- Charles Dudley Warner

Best Quotes about Giving

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

Braunstein, Richard

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

Eleanor Hamilton

It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.

Robbins, Anthony

There would be no advantage to be gained by sowing a field of wheat if the harvest did not return more than was sown.

Hill, Napoleon

The more sympathy you give, the less you need.

Forbes, Malcolm S.

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

God has given to all men free agency and has granted us the privilege to serve Him or serve Him not, to do that which is right or that which is wrong, but he will hold us strictly to an account for the use that we make of this agency.

You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.

Albert Schweitzer

You give before you get.

Hill, Napoleon

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Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little.

Proverb, Chinese

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You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.

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

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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

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What we are doing is satisfying the American public. That's our job. I always say we have to give most of the people what they want most of the time. That's what they expect from us.

Paley, William

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He that bringeth a present findeth the door open.

Fuller, Thomas

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

Virgil

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

Ruskin, John

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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

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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

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Fragrance clings to the hand that gives the rose.

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He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.

Publilius Syrus

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Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.

Benjamin, Walter

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Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.

John Wesley

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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

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

Gibbs, Philip

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Giving opens the way for receiving.

Shinn, Florence Scovel

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

Euripides

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

Hobbs, Herschel

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When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

Saint-Exupery, Antoine De

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Always think in terms of what the other person wants.

Fleet, James Van

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

Chardin, Pierre Teilhard De

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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]

Bible

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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

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Go-Givers will become the best go-getters.

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There is only one real deprivation... and that is not to be able to give one's gifts to those one loves most.

Sarton, May

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EARN as much as you can. SAVE as much as you can. INVEST as much as you can. GIVE as much as you can.

Wellesly, Rev. John

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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

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Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.

Bateson, Mary

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There is only one way to succeed in anything and that is to give everything. I do and I demand that my players do. Any man's finest hour is when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle... victorious.

Lombardi, Vince

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

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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

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

Rohn, Jim

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A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

Jackson, Jesse

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Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.

Meltzer, Bernard

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

Mother Teresa

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Let me be a little kinder, Let me be a little blinder To the faults about me; Let me praise a little more, Let me be, when I am weary; Just a little bit more cheery, Let me serve a little better Those that I am striving for. Let me be a little braver When temptation bids me waver, Let me strive a little harder To be all that I should be; Let me be a little meeker to the brother that is weaker; Let me think more of my neighbor and a little less of me.

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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

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

Publilius Syrus

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

Mckeun, Rod