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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON GIVING-QUOTES 1
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."
Joseph Addison (1672-1719, British essayist, poet, statesman)
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."
Joseph Addison (1672-1719, British essayist, poet, statesman)
It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well.
Henri Frederic Amiel (1821-1881, Swiss philosopher, poet, critic)
The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.
Sparky Anderson (1934-, American baseball manager)
The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.
Ethel Percy Andrus (American educator, founder of The National Retired Teachers)
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.
Barbara De Angelis (American expert on relationship & love, author)
Give thy mind more to what thou hast than to what thou hast not
Marcus Aurelius (121-12180, Roman emperor, philosopher)
The question is not "What can I get?" but "What can I give in life?"
Robert Baden-Powell
The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.
Miriam Beard
Our children had the privilege of growing up where they'd raised a lot of food. They were never hungry. They could share their food with people. And so, you share your lives with people.
Ella Baker
Our children had the privilege of growing up where they'd raised a lot of food. They were never hungry. They could share their food with people. And so, you share your lives with people.
Ella Baker
It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be.
James Baldwin (1924-1987, American author)
Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.
Mary Bateson (American author)
Nature does not give to those who will not spend.
R.J. Baughan
That's what I consider true generosity.You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.
Simone De Beauvoir (1908-1986, French novelist, essayist)
A cup that is already full cannot have more added to it. In order to receive the further good to which we are entitled, we must give of that which we have.
Margaret Becker
A cup that is already full cannot have more added to it. In order to receive the further good to which we are entitled, we must give of that which we have.
Margaret Becker
There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887, American preacher, orator, writer)
Getters don't get -- givers get.
Eugene Benge
Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.
Walter Benjamin (1982-1940, German critic, philosopher)
It is a rare and a high privilege to be in a position to help people understand the difference that they can make not only in their own lives but in the lives of others by simply giving of themselves.
Helen Boosalis
Give, if it means to suffer; give, if it means to lose; give, in life; give, in death; give forever throughout eternity.
Evangeline Cory Booth
Always remember there is no "ceiling" on philanthropy.... In short: keep asking, keep raising sights, keep the "heat" on -- because the money's there.
George A. Brakeley Jr.
It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.
Richard Braunstein
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
John Bunyan (1628-1688, British author)
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
John Bunyan (1628-1688, British author)
Give -- and somewhere, from out of the clouds, or from the sacred depths of human hearts, a melody divine will reach your ears, and gladden all your days upon the earth.
George F. Burba
When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.
George Burns (1896-1996, American comedy actor)
I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.
Lord Byron (1788-1824, British poet)
It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.
Albert Camus (1913-1960, French existential writer)
When you're nice to people, they want to be nice back to you.
Jack Canfield (American motivational speaker, author, trainer) Author's website: www.jackcanfield.com
When you're nice to people, they want to be nice back to you.
Jack Canfield (American motivational speaker, author, trainer) Author's website: www.jackcanfield.com
Give plenty of what is given to you, and listen to pity's call; don't think the little you give is great and the much you get is small.
Phoebe Cary
He that gives quickly gives twice.
Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616, Spanish novelist, dramatist, poet)
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others.
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin (1881-1955, French Christian mystic, author)
It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
Cesar Chavez
An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.
Lydia M. Child (1802-1880, American abolitionist, writer, editor)
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965, British statesman, Prime Minister)
What boundary ever set limits to the service of mankind?
Claudius Claudianus (340-410, Egyptian Latin poet)
We receive but what we give.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834, British poet, critic, philosopher)
We receive but what we give.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834, British poet, critic, philosopher)
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.
Robert Collier (1885-1950, American writer, publisher)
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
Pierre Corneille (1606-1684, French dramatist)
The love of God compels us to give.
Dorothy Day (1897-1980, American religious leader)
For some, giving is only a painful and necessary act forced by societal and social pressures. But not for good givers -- for them, it's a joy.
Kenneth N. Dayton
Isn't it better to have men be ungrateful, than to miss a chance to do good?
Denis Diderot (1713-1784, French philosopher)
Isn't it better to have men be ungrateful, than to miss a chance to do good?
Denis Diderot (1713-1784, French philosopher)
Those who give five percent of their incomes or volunteer five hours per week should be our models. Like tithers, these fivers represent the ideal of active citizenship and personal community service.
Eugene C. Dorsey
He that planteth a tree ...provideth a kindness for many generations.
Henry Van Dyke (1852--1933, American protestant clergyman and writer)
Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.
Henry Van Dyke (1852--1933, American protestant clergyman and writer)
To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.
Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach
In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.
Flora Edwards
In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.
Flora Edwards
What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.
Tryon Edwards (1809-1894, American theologian)
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
George Eliot (1819-1880, British novelist)
Almost anything can be bought for money-except the warm impulses of the human heart.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, American poet, essayist)
Giving pays the highest interest rate and has the longest term of any investment available.
Jeffrey K Filson
The trouble with many of us is that we just slide along in life. If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two-week vacation, we would be startled at our false standards and the aimless procession of our busy days.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958, American writer)
Always think in terms of what the other person wants.
James Van Fleet (1892–1992, American army general, author)
Giving and receiving are mutual. Receiving without giving causes dependence. Giving without receiving leads to arrogance.
Robert E. Fogal
The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others.
B.C. Forbes
The more sympathy you give, the less you need.
Malcolm S. Forbes (1919-1990, American publisher, businessman)
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.
Henry Ford (1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of Ford Motor Company)
Giving is just making Christmas out of every day that comes with an opportunity to help. Giving makes a holiday for the soul.
T. T. Frankenberg
Whenever the opportunity comes to give, which is pretty often, we are likely... to think of our poverty instead of our wealth.
T. T. Frankenberg
Giving is the highest expression of potency.
Erich Fromm (1900-1980, American psychologist)
He that bringeth a present findeth the door open.
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661, British clergyman, author)
He that gives his heart will not deny his money.
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661, British clergyman, author)
Weak people never give way when they ought to.
Jean Francois-Paul de Gandi
It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.
Philip Gibbs
All you have shall some day be given; therefore, give now that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritor's.
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931, Lebanese poet, novelist)
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931, Lebanese poet, novelist)
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931, Lebanese poet, novelist)
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.
Andre Gide (1869-1951, French author)
What you get is a living -- what you give is a life.
Lillian Gish
We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing,
Billy Graham (1918-, American evangelist)
What we give, forever is our own.
George Granville
The nine-tenths prove man's love, but the one-tenth tests man's legal obedience.
Herschel Hobbs
Learn to give money to colleges while you live. Don't be silly and think you'll try to bother colleges when you die.
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894, American author, wit, poet)
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
George Herbert (1593-1632, British metaphysical poet)
Give, if thou canst, an alms; if not, afford, instead of that, a sweet and gentle word.
Robert Herrick (1591-1674, British poet)
There would be no advantage to be gained by sowing a field of wheat if the harvest did not return more than was sown.
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970, American speaker, author, "Think And Grow Rich")
You give before you get.
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970, American speaker, author, "Think And Grow Rich")
There is no exercise better for the heart. than reaching down and lifting people up.
John Andrew Holmes
We hear a great deal about the Lord loving cheerful givers; we wonder where he fords them.
Edgar Watson Howe (1853-1937, American journalist, author)
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
Elbert Hubbard (1859-1915, American author, publisher)
We give to others not out of a sense of obligation, but out of a sense of sincere appreciation for what our community has given us.
Frank M. Hubbard
When you give away a little piece of your heart, you're giving away the only thing you can give away, which, after you do, you got more left than you had before you gave some of it away.
Don Hutson (1913-1997, American football player)
When asked by a prospective donor how much he should give, the best reply is, "Give until you are proud."
Paul Ireland
A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.
Jesse Jackson (1941-, American clergyman, Civil Rights leader)
To give is to receive...
Gerald G. Jampolsky (1925-, American psychiatrist, lecturer, author)
The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.
Heda Be Jar
Let him that desires to see others happy, make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784, British author)
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.
James Joyce (1882-1941, Irish author)
Let man realize that he himself is forever seeking sustenance at the hand of God, and just as God answers his prayer, so should he answer the prayer of the poor.
Rabbi Joseph Karo
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.
Thomas a Kempis (1379-1471, German monk, mystic, religious writer)
For of those to whom much is given, much is required.
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963, American President (35th))
True giving knows no season.
Florence E. King (1936-, American author, critic)
Measure thy life by loss instead of gain; Not by the wine drunk, but by the wine poured forth.
Harriet King
In the long run, we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving.
Sheldon Kopp (1929-, American psychologist)
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