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60,000 QUOTES SPIDER
 


QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON GIVING-QUOTES 3

 

 

I truly enjoy no more of the world's good things than what I willingly distribute to the needy.

 

Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)

 

Live for thy neighbor if thou wouldst live for thyself.

 

Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)

 

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

 

Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)

 

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.

 

Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)

 

Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

 

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)

 

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

 

Fulton John Sheen (1895-1979, American Roman Catholic clergyman, broadcaster)

 

Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life.

 

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586, British author, courtier)

 

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

 

Grace Speare

 

You can never expect too much of yourself in the matter of giving yourself to others.

 

Theodore C. Speers

 

Give because you love to give -- as the flower pours forth its perfume.

 

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892, British Baptist preacher)

 

Giving is true loving.

 

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892, British Baptist preacher)

 

You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.

 

James Stephens (1882-1950, Irish poet, author)

 

I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a gift as to the spirit in which it is offered.

 

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1895, Scottish essayist, poet, novelist)

 

Give direction to my loving and my working so that my serving will make sense.

 

Virginia Talmadge

 

Unless we give part of ourselves away, unless we can live with other people and understand them and help them, we are missing the most essential part of our own human lives.

 

Harold Taylor

 

When you give, take to yourself no credit for generosity, unless you deny yourself something in order that you may give.

 

Henry Taylor

 

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Hebrews 13:16

 

Give, and it shall be given to you. For whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

 

God loveth a cheerful giver.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Corinthians 9:7

 

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Romans 8:32

 

Honor the Lord with the first fruits of all thine increase. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Proverbs 3:9

 

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Acts 20:35

 

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Acts 20:35

 

Learn to do good, to be fair and to help the poor, the fatherless, and widows.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Isaiah 1:17

 

One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Proverbs 11:24

 

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

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Proverbs 11.25

 

The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Luke 3:11

 

Whatever measure you use to give large or small will be used to measure what is given back to you.

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Luke 6.38

 

When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth; that thine alms may be in secret

 

The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)

Source: Matthew 6:3

 

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.

 

Brian Tracy (1944-, Canadian-born American trainer, speaker, author, businessman)

Author's website: www.briantracy.com

 

I am firmly determined to give more than I receive.

 

Debbye Turner

 

There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear.

 

Frank Tyger

 

It is not the shilling I give you that counts, but the warmth that it carries with it from my hand.

 

Miguel De Unamuno (1864-1936, Spanish philosophical writer)

 

Better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than fail in assisting the unfortunate.

 

Author Unknown

 

Better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than fail in assisting the unfortunate.

 

Author Unknown

 

Deeds of giving are the very foundation of the world.

 

Author Unknown

 

Don't give until it hurts. Give until it feels good!

 

Author Unknown

 

From the first gift that was ever given, right up to this day the basic and fundamental reason for giving has been to fill a need. People give from the heart, not from economics. When a need is recognized, the heart moves with the hand.

 

Author Unknown

 

Gifts break through stone walls.

 

Author Unknown

 

Give as the sun gives light, a glad outpouring of the best that is in you.

 

Author Unknown

 

Giving honors the giver.

 

Author Unknown

 

Giving should be based on principle, regulated by system, beautified by self-sacrifice.

 

Author Unknown

 

Giving until it hurts is not a true measure of charity. Some are more easily hurt than others.

 

Author Unknown

 

God has given to all men free agency and has granted us the privilege to serve Him or serve Him not, to do that which is right or that which is wrong, but he will hold us strictly to an account for the use that we make of this agency.

 

Author Unknown

 

Go-Givers will become the best go-getters.

 

Author Unknown

 

He that gives to be seen will relieve none in the dark.

 

Author Unknown

 

Help us to give according to our incomes, lest Thou, 0 God, make our incomes according to our gifts.

 

Author Unknown

 

I was hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

 

Author Unknown

 

If you continually give, you will continually have.

 

Author Unknown

 

If you continually give, you will continually have.

 

Author Unknown

 

In giving is the true enlightenment.

 

Author Unknown

 

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.

 

Author Unknown

 

Seek joy in what you give not in what you get

 

Author Unknown

 

The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing.

 

Author Unknown

 

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

 

Author Unknown

 

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

 

Author Unknown

 

The Lord loves a cheerful giver, and so does everyone else.

 

Author Unknown

 

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

 

Author Unknown

 

The value of the gift is in the love of the giver.

 

Author Unknown

 

To enable others to look beyond themselves and their immediate concerns, and to give without expectation of fanfare represents the most vital contribution of the quiet hero.

 

Author Unknown

 

True giving fords its basis in honest humility and respect. It meets real needs without regard to our own.

 

Author Unknown

 

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

 

Author Unknown

 

Who gives me a little gift, he wishes that I live.

 

Author Unknown

 

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

 

Author Unknown

 

You cannot love much and give little. How much you love can be measured by how much you give.

 

Author Unknown

 

You haven't begun to give until you feel glad over it.

 

Author Unknown

 

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

 

Virgil (c. 70 - 19 BC, Roman poet)

 

A generous action is its own reward.

 

William T. Walsh

 

Every single ancient wisdom and religion will tell you the same thing: Don't live entirely for yourself; live for other people. Don't get stuck inside your own ego, because it will become a prison in no time flat.

 

Barbara Ward

 

The momentary thrill of getting rarely equals the lasting joy of giving.

 

William A. Ward

 

We can fill each day with grasping or with giving; with griping or with gratitude.

 

William A. Ward

 

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

 

Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900, American author)

 

For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others. That's all you can do; take what you've been given and spread it around.

 

Denzel Washington (1954-, American actor)

 

EARN as much as you can. SAVE as much as you can. INVEST as much as you can. GIVE as much as you can.

 

Rev. John Wellesly (American minister)

 

Whoever in trouble and sorrow needs your help, give it to him. Whoever in anxiety or fear needs your friendship, give it to him. It isn't important whether he likes you. It isn't important whether you approve of his conduct. It isn't important what his creed or nationality may be.

 

E.N. West

 

Do unto the other feller the way he'd like to do unto you, and do it fast.

 

Edward Noyes Westcott (1847-1898, American author)

 

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

 

Edith Wharton (1862-1937, American author)

 

Every ray of light that we shed upon others is reflected upon ourselves and every gift to the needy, if prompted by a right motive, will result in blessing to the giver.

 

Ellen Gould White (1827-1915, American seventh-day Adventist leader)

 

When I give I give myself.

 

Walt Whitman (1819-1892, American poet)

 

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

 

Marianne Williamson (1952-, American author, lecturer on spirituality)

 

Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful.

 

Kathleen Winsor

 

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

 

Vash Young

 

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