Biblical Stewardship Quotes

• No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Life, Leadership, Motivational Sports

  Calvin Coolidge (1920). “Law and Order”

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• I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

  Martin Luther

  Life, God, Christian

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• He that gives all, though but little, gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but to the quality of the givers.

  Francis Quarles

  Generosity, Giving, Quality

  Francis Quarles (1856). “Enchiridion: Containing Institutions--divine: Contemplative, Practical; Moral: Ethical, Œconomical, Political”, p.71

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• I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.

  John D. Rockefeller

  Salary, Dollars, Able

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• The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord.

  James L. Kraft

  God, Money, Generosity

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• You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Love, Funny, Women

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• God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

  Billy Graham

  Motivational, God, Religious

  Billy Graham (2013). “Quotes from Billy Graham: A Legacy of Faith”, p.21, B&H Publishing Group

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• You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

  John Bunyan

  Motivational, Success, Perseverance

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• No one has ever become poor by giving.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Morning, Kindness

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• Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Men, Eggs, Generosity

  Henry Ward Beecher (1897). “The Original Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn”

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• I am convinced that the devil has caused the subject of giving to stir up resistance and resentment among God's people because he knows there are few ways of spiritual enrichment like the exercise of faithful stewardship.

  Stephen F Olford

  Spiritual, Exercise, People

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• To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh

  Inspirational, Angel, Helping Others

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• Give what you have. To some one, it may be better than you dare to think.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Inspirational, Life, Kindness

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1854). “The Works of Henry W. Longfellow”

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• Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Generosity, Giving, Catholic

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• Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.

  William Arthur Ward

  Responsibility, Generosity, Giving

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• Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man's real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact index to a man's true character. All through Scripture there is an intimate correlation between the development of a man's character and how he handles his money.

  Richard Halverson

  Jesus, Real, Character

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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

  Giving, Cost, Stewardship

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• Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

  Ignatius of Loyola

  Generosity, Giving, Catholic

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• Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

  Barbara Bush

  Memorable, Generosity, Giving

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• A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

  Jack London

  Dog, Generosity, Giving

  Jack London (2015). “The Road: Classic American Literature”, p.3, 谷月社

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• We are not cistern made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

  Billy Graham

  Spiritual, Hoarding, Stewardship

  Billy Graham (1966). “The Quotable Billy Graham”

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• The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Life, Age, Duration

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• Even if I give the whole of my worth to Him, He will find a way to give back to me much more than I gave.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Giving, Way, Stewardship

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• Give God what's right, not what's left!

  Adrian Rogers

  Giving, Marquee, Left

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• What the Bible says is really true-it's better to give than to receive.

  Ted Turner

  Giving, Generosity, Stewardship

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