Quotes About Giving

Life is a beautiful struggle and a real challenge if you are more interested in giving away to others than receiving from them.

Flowers don't bloom where no seeds have been planted. If you want kindness, be kind. If you want acceptance, be accepting. If you want encouragement, be encouraging. If you want forgiveness, be forgiving. If you want love, be loving. If you want respect, be respectful. We should not expect from others what we fail to give to them.

Do not expect too much from the world. We are here to give not to take.

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.

Não é o homem ou a mulher que devem ser ideais, o que devem, sim, é querer partilhar a vida. Uma grande história de amor é o encontro de dois dadores.

C'est lorsque l'on donne du peu que l'on a que l'on donne vraiment.

the sweetness to be found in generosity

He learned that when people are very poor they still have something to give and the impulse to give it.

There is no loneliness like that of one who can only give and no anger like that of those who only receive and hate the weight of debt.

It's hard to give people things—I guess it's harder to be given things, though.

A fulfilling relationship requires that the two partners be more concerned about giving than about receiving.

There is a wonderful, almost mystical, law of nature that says three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.

three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.

Calvin Coolidge observed, "No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." It

Experiment with giving away this energy--in little ways at first--directing it toward yourself and toward others with no thought of gain or return. Give more than you think you can, trusting that you are richer than you think. Celebrate this richness. Give as if you had inexhaustible wealth. This is called kingly giving.

Perhaps most of all, you need to give to yourself first for a while. Then you might try giving others a tiny bit more than you think you can, consciously noting and letting go of any ideas of getting anything in return.

The power of health and wealth lies in tithing.

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving.

I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.

My riches are my family and my foster children. I try to store any material wealth in my hand, not my heart, so that I always feel free to give it away when the opportunity arises.

To be a good friend remember that we are human magnets: that like attracts like and that as we give we get.

I felt I had to give back to our wonderful country which has been so good to me and to my family.

I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.