Quotes About Giving

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

The motto on the front door says "Happiness happens when you get." The sign on the lesser-used back door counters "Happiness happens when you give.

God] dispenses his goodness not with an eyedropper but a fire hydrant. Your heart is a Dixie cup, and his grace is the Mediterranean Sea. You simply can't contain it all. So let it bubble over. Spill out. Pour forth. 'Freely you have received, freely give' (Matt. 10:8 NIV).

Heavenly Father, loosen my grip on the things of this world. Lead me in the dance of spontaneous, cheerful giving, and let that generosity remind me always of your grace toward me, which I in no way deserve. In your Son's name I pray, amen.

Happiness is found by giving it away.

Having pressed the grapes of service, we drink life's sweetest wine —the wine of giving. We are at our best when we are giving. In fact, we are most like God when we are giving.

We are at our best when we are giving. In fact, we are most like God when we are giving.

Happiness happens when you give." Doing good does good for the doer.

remembered what you said. 'When you give a gift to one of God's children, you give a gift to God.

Still, a person who cannot express love is stopping the flow of life, is censoring where censorship is a form of self-indulgence, the fear of giving oneself away.

There is only one real deprivation, I decided this morning, and that is not to be able to give one's gifts to those one loves most.

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you've got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

That day, I learned that I could be a giver simply by bringing a smile to another person. The ensuing years have taught me that a kind word or a vote of support can be a charitable gift. I can move over and make another place for another to sit. I can turn my music up if it pleases, or down if it is annoying. I may never be known as a philanthropist, but I certainly want to be known as charitable.

I may never be known as a philanthropist, but I certainly am a lover of mankind, and I will give freely of my resources.

Love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.

I may never be known as a philanthropist, but I certainly am a lover of mankind, and I will give freely of my resources. I am happy to describe myself as charitable.

Aunque en el barrio negro siempre había muestras de generosidad, practicarla entrañaba el dolor del sacrificio. Fuera lo que fuese lo que un negro diera a otro, casi seguro que el donante lo necesitaba tan urgentemente como el donatario. Eso hacía que el dar y recibir constituyera entre ellos un intercambio fructífero.

We can do no great things, only small things with great love. Mother Teresa

Secret Santas?

We can be grateful for each opportunity to generously give.

We try to be living proof that people can outgive God.

the spirit of Santa is real. It's the spirit of love and giving, and I like to think that it's symbolic of God's love and generosity. Sort of like a metaphor for children.