Quotes About Reciprocity

When you begin to serve people, God begins to serve you

So unsirious work... I behave nice because I want people to behave in the same way with me.

Something for nothing given to one group is nothing for something taken from another.

There is sublime thieving in all giving. Someone gives us all he has and we are his.

Every man should make up his own mind that if he expect to succeed, he must give an honest return for the other man's dollar.

when it comes to Root People, this is what I've learned along the way: They are here to help you, but in turn, like the roots of any tree or plant, they need to be nourished, too. Water them with love, appreciation, gratitude, and generosity. They want the best for you, and if your heart is open, you'll want the best for them, too.

Give, and forget Receive, and remember

The person who does a truly good deed does not remember it as long as does the person for whom it is done. And this is how it ought to be. A truly good deed, by definition, is not done with the expectation of instant return ("I scratched your back, now you scratch mine!").

Tips for Being Mindful • Focus on what works • Keep an eye on your goals and values • Give up opinions and judgments in favor of facts • Give up expectations of reciprocity in the moment • Stop wanting • Instead of being right, lose the battle but win the war1

Everything in the community of life gives back 100 percent - except the humans.

One persons left hand, will cost a friend their right hand.

Call it an attitude or whatever...You treat me well, and I'll treat you in the same way!

Loving a baby is a circular business, a kind of feedback loop. The more you give the more you get and the more you get the more you feel like giving.

The old paradigm was pay to play. Now you get back what you authentically put in. You've got to be willing to play to play.

He took my music, but he gave me my name.

In the English character, the "give and take" policy, the business principle of the trader, is principally inherent.

Don't bother to ring a bell in the ear that doesn't listen. Move to another ear, and if he doesn't listen to your bell, sit back and listen to his nemesis.

Não se deve morder a mão que nos dá a comida.

His glory is to be our concern; our glory is His concern. That is what love is: a holy Exchange.

Am I being paid back for something I did? he asked himself. Something I don't know about or remember? But nobody pays back, he reflected. I learned that a long time ago: you're not paid back for the bad you do nor the good you do. It all comes out uneven at the end. Haven't I learned that by now, if I've learned anything?

fraught, adj. Does every "I love you" deserve an "I love you too"? Does every kiss deserve a kiss back? Does every night deserve to be spent on a lover? If the answer to any of these is "No," what do we do?

It's one thing to fall in love. It's another to feel someone else fall in love with you, and to feel a responsibility toward that love.

To get something, you must give something away. To hold something, you must give something away. To love something, you must give something away.

How did you know it was me?" I have to ask. "The way you looked at me," she says. "It couldn't have been anyone else." This