Motivational Quotes

Giving

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

- Proverb, Chinese

Best Quotes about Giving

1.

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

Robbins, Anthony

2.

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

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3.

You give before you get.

Hill, Napoleon

4.

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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5.

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

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6.

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

Johnson, Dave

7.

For it is in giving that we receive.

Francis of Assisi, St.

8.

Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.

Nightingale, Earl

9.

In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.

Edwards, Flora

10.

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

Speare, Grace

11.

Go-Givers will become the best go-getters.

12.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Corneille, Pierre

13.

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

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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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15.

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

16.

If you continually give, you will continually have.

17.

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

Virgil

18.

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

19.

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

Bunyan, John

20.

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

21.

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

Proverb

22.

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

23.

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

P. D. James

24.

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

Chardin, Pierre Teilhard De

25.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

Seneca

26.

Give light and people will find their own way.

27.

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

28.

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

Graham, Billy

29.

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

John Wesley

30.

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

Rogers, Will

31.

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

Euripides

32.

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

Rohn, Jim

33.

He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.

Publilius Syrus

34.

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

Publilius Syrus

35.

When you're nice to people, they want to be nice back to you.

Canfield, Jack

36.

The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.

Sheen, Fulton John

37.

we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Macewan, Norman

38.

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

Collier, Robert

39.

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

40.

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

41.

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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42.

You only get to keep what you give away.

Kopp, Sheldon

43.

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

44.

I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.

Byron, Lord

45.

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

Jackson, Jesse

46.

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

47.

The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.