Quotes About Reciprocity

We diminish people when we don't allow them to help us, or when we act like we don't need anything from them and they have nothing to offer us. We also diminish them when we allow them to go on and on, even after we've exceeded our capacity to pay attention.

It's not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that's not read friendship.

My father always told me: 'Give somebody a hand and he'll take an arm.

When we look at the world rationally, the world looks rationally back.

It occurred to me that if Africa needed us, sometimes we needed Africa a great deal more.

Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.

You give to get. Whether it's helping someone or training a kid, I believe you will be rewarded in some way.

Approaching people looking for something in return isn't a relationship, it's a transaction.

When people treat you well, you just want to transfer it back over.

It is only a matter of time before you will pay for your wrong-doings. To every action there is a reaction. When it comes back to you, the depth of your tragedy will be even greater than the wrongs you perpetuated. How do I know? It is the law of nature. It applies to every human being.

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

Loin de parler quand on me paie, et de me taire quand on me donne rien.

Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.

For kindness begets kindness evermore,But he from whose mind fades the memoryOf benefits, noble is he no more.

This awesome world isn't just a spectator sport. It's symbiotic; it influences us, and we influence it." from A Walk Around the Block (Harper One)

When you wish good for others, good things come back to you. This is the law of nature.

Le parece maravilloso verse envuelta por la ardiente muchedumbre, dejarse amar por ese desconocido pueblo; en adelante sigue disfrutando de este amor de veinte millones de criaturas como de un derecho propio, sin sospechar que el derecho impone también deberes y que el amor mas puro acaba por fatigarse si no se siente correspondido.

el derecho impone también deberes y que el amor más puro acaba por fatigarse si no se siente correspondido.

usufrui o amor daqueles vinte milhões de pessoas como um direito, sem imaginar que o direito também exige responsabilidades, e que também o amor mais puro acaba por se esgotar quando não se sente retribuído.

You will understand a great truth when you get to realize that what you do to others, you are doing to yourself.

Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.

In truth you owe naught to any man. You owe to all men.

To reciprocate God's love is a sign of being a recipient

LEARN THIS TRUTH.... Love is a powerful feeling but it fade away gradually when not given back in return...