Quotes About Giving

Life, if lived well, was enjoying random acts of kindness that elicited joy from giver and receiver alike. Each time she was reminded of this, she vowed to try to be a better giver than a receiver.

Gifts were dangerous things, she thought. Sometimes one succeeded only in taking far more than one gave.

You have love all wrong, Gwendoline. It is not all give, give, give. It is taking as well. It is allowing the other one the pleasure and joy of giving. Let me love you.

Everything comes down to this: the reason for every word I have written and every word I will write. I am recounting my life for you so that you may know this secret without the pain of discovering it: We are unhappy because we think that love is something we require from someone else. Our salvation depends on a simple gesture that is nonetheless the most difficult act we can perform: We must give away the thing we most long for. Not to receive but to give.

Wij zijn ongelukkig omdat wij denken dat we lief moeten 'hebben'. Om gered te worden moeten wij iets eenvoudigs doen dat ons desalniettemin het zwaarst van alles valt: wegschenken waarnaar wij juist het meest verlangen. Niet 'hebben', maar 'geven'. Zo zegepralen wij alsnog. Dit heeft mij mijn gebrek geleerd.

Giving and empathy provide us with opportunities to nurture our innate goodness.

Sacrifice does not mean the rejection of the worthless, but of the precious

The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: "Merry Christmas"—not "Weep and Repent." And the good will is expressed in a material, earthly form—by giving presents to one's friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance.

Charity must be voluntary.

Find time for charitable works.

Jesus came to give us life without leaving out any of life in the giving.

A lack of giving in the life of a person will bring him to poverty.

We do not have much but we give more.

The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.

A rich life is lived from a giving heart not a selfish mind.

Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.

In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love.

If you need encouragement, give it. If you need love, give it.Whatever you need, give it away.

Life is very simple. What I give out comes back to me. Today, I choose to give love.

Christianity can be summed up in the two terms faith and love...receiving from above [faith] and giving out below [love].

Love goes unappreciated a lot of times, but you still gotta keep giving it.

It's not the love you make. It's the love you give.

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, when I give I give myself.

It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.