Motivational Quotes

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

Best Quotes about Giving

Fragrance clings to the hand that gives the rose.

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

Bible

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

Beecher, Henry Ward

When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.

I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare.

Lewis, C. S.

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

Rohn, Jim

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

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

Virgil

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

10.

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.

11.

The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what you receive; it's what you share

12.

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

13.

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

Mckeun, Rod

14.

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

John Wesley

15.

I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.

Byron, Lord

16.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Dyke, Henry Van

17.

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

Proverb

18.

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

Marden, Orison Swett

19.

A handful of pine-seed will cover mountains with the green majesty of forests. I too will set my face to the wind and throw my handful of seed on high.

Macleod, Fiona

20.

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.

Saint-Exupery, Antoine De

21.

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

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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]

Bible

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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

24.

Give light and people will find their own way.

25.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Corneille, Pierre

26.

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

27.

Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.

Nightingale, Earl

28.

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

Marden, Orison Swett

29.

You only get to keep what you give away.

Kopp, Sheldon

30.

Giving is true having.

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

31.

The more we give of anything, the more we shall get back.

Speare, Grace

32.

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

Lao-Tzu

33.

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

Lewis, C. S.

34.

I have always noticed that a man who gives the most for the money, gets the most business.

Young, Vash

35.

You give before you get.

Hill, Napoleon

36.

Giving half answers won't make the conversation half as long.

Johnson, Dave

37.

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

Bible

38.

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

Rogers, Will

39.

You must give to get, You must sow the seed, before you can reap the harvest.

Reed, Scott

40.

Why is it no one ever sent me yet one perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it's always just my luck to get one perfect rose.

Parker, Dorothy

41.

He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.

Publilius Syrus

42.

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

Braunstein, Richard

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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

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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

45.

Seek joy in what you give not in what you get

46.

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

47.

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

Charles Dudley Warner

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

Mother Teresa

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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