Giving Quotes - Page 9

• Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.

  Erich Fromm

  Love, Family, Happiness

  Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.29, Open Road Media

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• The more you give away, the more you get back.

  Wayne Dyer

  Law Of Attraction, Fairy, Put Yourself First

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• Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Generosity, Absence, Absent

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• One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Relationship, Thank You, Generosity

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• Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Love, Romantic, Romance

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• If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

  Norman Douglas

  Children, Want, Can Do

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• A handful of pine-seed will cover mountains with the green majesty of forests. I too will set my face to the wind and throw my handful of seed on high.

  William Sharp

  Wind, Mountain, Green

  William Sharp, Elizabeth Amelia Sharp (1910). “The Winged destiny. Studies in the spiritual history of the Gael”

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• You cannot hold on to anything good. You must be continually giving - and getting. You cannot hold on to your seed. You must sow it - and reap anew. You cannot hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches in return.

  Robert Collier

  Use, Riches, Return

  Robert Collier (2013). “Riches Within Your Reach”, p.71, Simon and Schuster

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• The Holy Supper is kept, indeed,
  In whatso we share with anothers need;
  Not what we give, but what we share,
  For the gift without the giver is bare;
  Who gives himself with his alms feeds three,
  Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.

  James Russell Lowell

  Three, Needs, Neighbor

  James Russell Lowell (2012). “The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell, With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations”, p.46, tredition

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• Writing about the indignities of old age: the daunting stairway to the restaurant restroom, the benefits of a wheelchair in airports and its disadvantages at cocktail parties, giving the user what he described as a child's-eye view of the party and a crotch-level view of the guests. Dying is a matter of slapstick and pratfalls. The aging process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over and runs off laughing. No one should grow old who isn't ready to appear ridiculous.

  John Mortimer

  Running, Children, Party

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• Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.

  Ignatius of Loyola

  Cost, Stewardship, Lord

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• To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Life, Success

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• So I would hope they would develop some kind of habit that involves understanding that their life is so full they can afford to give in all kinds of ways to other people. I consider that to be baseline spirituality.

  Susan Sarandon

  God, Spiritual, People

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• I just don't know how to deal with so many people giving me that much affection. I never had that in my life.

  Tupac Shakur

  People, Affection, Deals

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• I will continue to distribute blankets, sleeping bags, warm clothing and food on a regular basis, in the hope that my modest efforts will give some comfort to those people we are able help.

  Mohamed Al-Fayed

  Inspirational, Sleep, People

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• He who gives only what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice.

  Henry Taylor

  Sacrifice, Self, Essence

  Henry Taylor (1853). “Notes from Life in Seven Essays”, p.13

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• The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the

  Bill Gates

  Empowering, Vision, Workers

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• I absolutely believe in the power of tithing and giving back. My own experience about all the blessings I've had in my life is that the more I give away, the more that comes back. That is the way life works, and that is the way energy works.

  Ken Blanchard

  Life, Believe, Blessing

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• I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.

  Barbara Boxer

  Running, People, President

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• The gift of sight to see beyond The darker clouds of now!

  John McLeod

  Clouds, Sight

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• They serve best who give most of themselves. Self is forgotten by the one who serves, for such a one rejoices to see success coming to others through his or her efforts.

  James Cash Penney

  Self, Effort, Forgotten

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• The more you give, the more you can give.

  Roy T. Bennett

  True Love, Baby, Generous Love

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• Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining.

  Philo

  Hope, Wisdom, Honor

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• Getters don't get - givers get.

  Elden Benge

  Inspiring, Gratitude, Giver

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