Quotes about Giving

Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given.

The best way to put the Law of Giving into operation — to start the whole process of circulation — is to make a decision that any time you come into contact with anyone, you will give them something.

In fact, the most powerful forms of giving are non-material. The gifts of caring, attention, affection, appreciation, and love are some of the most precious gifts you can give, and they don't cost you anything. When

To receive graciously is an art that cannot be faked. If it is more blessed to give than to receive, it is much harder to receive than to give. We receive ungraciously out of pride, feeling that we don't need anyone's help, handouts, or charity, or out of some sense of discomfort. These are all ego reactions, and there is no need to have them once you realize that the giver is never the giver, just as the receiver is never the receiver. Both stand in for spirit.

Give, give, give-what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away?

Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

At feasts, remember that you are entertaining two guests, body and soul. What you give to the body, you presently lose; what you give to the soul, you keep for ever.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

Giving is above what we owe God, and that is our tithes.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Giving birth is definitely a heroic deed, in that it is the giving over of oneself to the life of another.