Quotes
Quotes on Giving
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver” - Maya Angelou, 1928- , American Poet
“The giving of love is an education in itself” - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, First Lady of USA 1933-45
“When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.” - Wayne Dyer, 1940- , American self-help advocate, author and lecturer
“I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it” - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American essayist, lecturer, poet and Transcendentalist leader
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” - Lao Tzu, mystic philosopher of ancient China
“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present” - Albert Camus, French author, philosopher, and journalist, 1913-1960
“No one has ever become poor by giving” - Anne Frank, 1929-1945
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” - Lao-Tzu, mystic philosopher of ancient China
“No person was ever honored for what he received. He was honored for what he gave.” - Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, President of the USA 1923-29
“The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving” - Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, theoretical physicist, philosopher and author
“It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.” - Richard Braunstein
“You can’t have a perfect day without doing something for someone who’ll never be able to repay you” - John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach
“It is more blessed to give than to receive” - Jesus, in Acts 20:35, c. 5 BC- c. 30 AD
“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need” - Kahlil Gibran, 1883-1931, Lebanese American artist, poet and writer
“A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.” - Eleanor Hamilton
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give” - Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British prime minister (twice)
“To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own” - Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1906-2001, American aviator and author
“Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you” – Madeline Bridges
“If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart” - Arab Proverb
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