Motivational Quotes

Giving

He that bringeth a present findeth the door open.

- Fuller, Thomas

Best Quotes about Giving

Give light and people will find their own way.

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

Gibbs, Philip

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

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

Bible

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

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.

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

Camus, Albert

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

He who gives while he lives, get to know where it goes.

Ross, Percy

10.

You try to give away what you want yourself.

Lois McMaster Bujold

11.

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

Bible

12.

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

13.

Giving is true having.

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

14.

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

15.

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

Baughan, R.J.

16.

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

Marden, Orison Swett

17.

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

Bible

18.

Seek joy in what you give not in what you get

19.

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

20.

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.

21.

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

Marden, Orison Swett

22.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

Seneca

23.

Giving opens the way for receiving.

Shinn, Florence Scovel

24.

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

Jackson, Jesse

25.

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

26.

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

Proverb

27.

The Dead Sea is the dead sea, because it continually receives and never gives.

28.

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

Mother Teresa

29.

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

Mckeun, Rod

30.

Gifts allow us to demonstrate exactly how little we know about a person. And nothing pisses a person off more than being shoved into the wrong pigeonhole.

Pam Davis

31.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

Gide, Andre

32.

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

33.

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

34.

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

35.

You can no more give what you haven't learned than you can come back from a place you've never been.

36.

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

Williamson, Marianne

37.

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

38.

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

Canfield, Jack

39.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Corneille, Pierre

40.

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

41.

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

42.

Getters don't get -- givers get.

Benge, Eugene

43.

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

Edwards, Flora

44.

What you keep to yourself you lose, what you give away, you keep forever.

Munthe, Axel

45.

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