Motivational Quotes

Giving

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

- Camus, Albert

Best Quotes about Giving

If you continually give, you will continually have.

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

He that bringeth a present findeth the door open.

Fuller, Thomas

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

Charles Dudley Warner

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

Gibbs, Philip

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

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

Lao-Tzu

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

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

Munthe, Axel

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

Camus, Albert

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

Euripides

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

Robbins, Anthony

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Giving is true having.

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

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Seek joy in what you give not in what you get

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Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.

Nightingale, Earl

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Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.

Bateson, Mary

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

Gide, Andre

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

Marden, Orison Swett

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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

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

Reed, Scott

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I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.

Byron, Lord

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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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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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You try to give away what you want yourself.

Lois McMaster Bujold

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

Bible

27.

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

Bible

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

Proverb, Chinese

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

Johnson, Dave

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

Sheen, Fulton John

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

Proverb

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You only get to keep what you give away.

Kopp, Sheldon

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He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.

Publilius Syrus

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

Bunyan, John

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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

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Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.

Benjamin, Walter

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There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

Seneca

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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

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

Jackson, Jesse

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

Edwards, Flora

44.

For it is in giving that we receive.

Francis of Assisi, St.

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The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.

Anderson, Sparky

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Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Dyke, Henry Van

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

Publilius Syrus

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

Collier, Robert

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

Marden, Orison Swett

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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.