Quotes About Giving

Enriching others is the only way to get rich, if that is what we desire. The more we serve, the more we deserve, getting what we give, no more and no less.

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.

As desire abates, generosity is born. When we are connected and present, what else is there to do but give?

To graciously receive is an expression of the dignity of giving.

Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support.

I don't think I'm equipped enough to be giving anyone a civics lesson or any kind of message.

My mom has done an awesome job with all my brothers of instilling in us how to give back, how to make a difference. Everything I do is to try and make her proud.

surely I could give him--a sort of contentment... That isn't enough to give. Not for the giver.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

I heard once that real love doesn't ask what is in it for me; it just gives unconditionally. It just tries to take the weight out of somebody else's pack, lessen his load, and if it gets reciprocated, that's great, but that isn't what you did it for.

The truth is that our wellbeing is dependent on our giving love. It is not about what comes back; it is about what goes out!

He gives no best who gives most; but he gives most who gives best. ~Arthur Warwick

When the conditions of deficiency and wounding are still not healed, we have a very hard time knowing what it feels like to give in a genuine way. Because our inner experience is still one of need, giving is usually done with a subtle expectation of getting in return.

Real love would not take more than it gave. It would not be selfish.

Love is giving something you don't have to someone who doesn't want it.

Pourquoi donne-t-on? Pour se relier, pour rompre la solitude et faire partie de la chaîne à nouveau, pour se brancher sur la vie, pour faire circuler les choses dans un système vivant, pour sentir qu'on fait partie de quelque chose de plus vaste et notamment de l'humanité chaque fois on fait un don à un inconnu.

Asking for outside help, or even if it comes unasked, to allow outside help, needs a certain gracefulness and humility. Otherwise, you cannot allow outside help. Lots of people cannot receive something gracefully. Always, the social ethics have taught you that giving is important, taking is not important. Yes, taking is not important, taking is ugly, but receiving is very important.

Certo, e poi non si può dare a un altro quello che non si ha: Nemo dat quod non habet.

He who strives for wealth only to possess it is a heartless fool, and his fate will be that of Midas—he will starve in the midst of his treasures. But he who strives for wealth for the purpose of giving, he will discover that money is the fountain of happiness; and in his hands the dead metal is transformed into a living blessing.

I hoped for a miracle, but most of all, I hoped for someone to truly understand what I was going through. I can't make you live longer, I can't stop you from hurting but I can give you one wish as someone did for me. My wish helped me find purpose, faith, and courage. Friendship reaches beyond time and the true miracle is in giving, not recieving.

As a child I understood how to give, I have forgotten this grace since I have become civilized. -

Não dá não dá ela repetia mostrando o dinheirinho que não dava embolado na mão. Mas dar mesmo até que ela deu bastante. Pra meu gosto até que ela deu demais. Uma corja de piolhentos pedindo e ela dando.

And the first thing that Christ says to us is this: Is that the kind of life you want to live? Is that the kind of person you want to be? Do you want to live in this world to see what you can get out of it, or do you want to live in this world to see what you can put into it?

Giving with strings of secret expectations attached is the greatest invitation to heartbreak.