Sayings about Giving
Whatever your uncle gives you, take. ~ Lebanese Proverb
Who gives to me, teaches me to give. ~ Dutch Proverb
Give cheerfully with one hand and you will gather well with two. ~ Lash Proverb
If you give a man nuts then give him something to crack them with. ~ Georgian Proverb
Where God gives hard bread He also gives sharp teeth. ~ German Proverb
They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing. ~ Hindu Proverb
Give a blind man eyes and he will ask for eyebrows. ~ Georgian Proverb
Give me wool and tomorrow you will have a sheep. ~ Arabian Proverb
Give good and get good. ~ Estonian Proverb
Better give a penny than lend twenty.~ Italian Proverb
God gives to us according to the measure of our hearts. ~ Iranian Proverb
Give nine, save ten. ~ Iranian Proverb
The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown. ~ Jewish Proverb
Give graciously — even an onion. ~ Afghan Proverb
The giver should forget, but the receiver should remember forever. ~ Polish Proverbs
Those who give have all things; those who withhold have nothing. ~ Hindu Proverb
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed. ~ Bambara Proverb
Happiness does not give, it only lends. ~ Danish Proverb
If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.~Arabian Proverb
The person who gives away his belongings will slowly become a beggar. ~ Colombian Proverb
Give the grateful man more than he asks for. ~ Spanish Proverb
If you have, give; if you need, seek. ~ Malawian Proverb
The hand that gives is also the one that receives. ~ Iranian Proverbs
Continually give, continually gain. ~ Chinese Proverb
If you can’t give any sugar then speak sweetly. ~ Indian Proverb
Ask God for what man can give, and you may get it. ~ English Proverb
The child hates the one who gives him all he wants. ~ African Proverb
People give, but don’t be in a hurry to take. ~ Cambodian Proverb
No greater promisers than they who have nothing to give. ~ Dutch Proverbs
When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. ~ Jewish Proverb
Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given. ~ Kikuyu Proverb
God gives all birds their food but does not drop it into their nests. ~ Danish Proverbs
The devil gives even rich men presents. ~ Romanian Proverbs
All that is not given is lost. ~ Indian Proverb
God gives but does not lock the gate. ~ Bulgarian Proverbs
What you keep rots; what you give flourishes. ~ French Proverb
I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~ Mexican Proverbs
Good people, like clouds, receive only to give away. ~ Indian Proverbs
Hands that give also receive. ~ Ecuadorian Proverb
God gives, but he doesn’t sell. ~ Burundi Proverb
One does not give without a motive. ~ Malian Proverb
When someone gives you a drop of water reward him with a never ending source. ~ Chinese Proverb
Begin to weave and God will give the thread. ~ German Proverb
When the giver comes, the gate opens by itself. ~ German Proverbs
Quotations about Giving
God loveth a cheerful giver. ~ Bible
You only get to keep what you give away. ~ Sheldon Kopp
It is not the shilling I give you that counts, but the warmth that it carries with it from my hand. ~ Miguel De Unamuno
When you give yourself, you receive more than you give. ~ Antoine De Saint-…Exupery
It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life. ~ Cesar Chavez
We hear a great deal about the Lord loving cheerful givers; we wonder where he fords them. ~ Edgar Watson Howe
True giving fords its basis in honest humility and respect. It meets real needs without regard to our own. ~ Author Unknown
You haven’t begun to give until you feel glad over it. ~ Author Unknown
Give as the sun gives light, a glad outpouring of the best that is in you. ~ Author Unknown
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others. ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Giving calls for genius. ~ Ovid
We can fill each day with grasping or with giving; with griping or with gratitude. ~ William A. Ward
What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me. ~ Joseph Addison
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. ~ Pierre Corneille
Time is not measured by the years that we live, but by the deeds that we do and the joys that we give. ~ Helen Steiner Rice
Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process. ~ Jim Rohn
You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get. ~ Robert Collier
You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. ~ Author Unknown
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. ~ Arthur Ashe
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding. ~ Kahlil Gibran
Giving is the investment in living that pays the dividends we need: health and happiness. ~ Douglas M. Lawson
To live joyfully, one must give spontaneously and freely. ~ Douglas M. Lawson
When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it’s time to turn out the lights. ~ George Burns
He that gives quickly gives twice. ~ Miguel De Cervantes
The more I make, the more I can give away. The good Lord has been good to me, and I’m trying to return the favor. ~ Milton Petrie
Personally choosing to have time over having money makes giving more enjoyable. ~ William C. McGinly
What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost. ~ Tryon Edwards
Give of the three things you have: time, talent, treasure. ~ Douglas M. Lawson
We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers. ~ Seneca
Giving of ourselves is the way we change the world at the end of our fingertips. ~ Richard F. Schubert
For it is in giving that we receive. ~ St. Francis of Assisi
The value of a man should be in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive. ~ Albert Einstein Quotes
Giving and receiving are mutual. Receiving without giving causes dependence. Giving without receiving leads to arrogance. ~ Robert E. Fogal
I am firmly determined to give more than I receive. ~ Debbye Turner
Getters don’t get …givers get. ~ Eugene Benge
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. ~ Andre Gide
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards. ~ Elbert Hubbard
When you give away a little piece of your heart, you’re giving away the only thing you can give away, which, after you do, you got more left than you had before you gave some of it away. ~ Don Hutson
You can never expect too much of yourself in the matter of giving yourself to others. ~ Theodore C. Speers
The most enthusiastic givers in life are the real lovers of life. They experience the soul~joy that comes from responding with the heart rather than the head. ~ Helen Steiner Rice
Give whatever you give with pride. Gratitude for your support is not measured by the size of the gift but truly by its significance as measured by you. ~ Francis C. Pray
The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. ~ Author Unknown
What you get is a living …what you give is a life. ~ Lillian Gish
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. ~ Lao-Tzu
Giving is the highest expression of potency. ~ Erich Fromm
Giving never moves in a straight line …it always moves in circles! It goes round… and round… and round. ~ Robert H. Schuller
When we give of what we have, we are ready to receive what we really need. ~ Douglas M. Lawson
We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give. ~ Douglas M. Lawson
To get, give. ~ Bob Roth
To give is to receive… ~ Gerald G. Jampolsky
The joy of giving is as often overlooked as the giving of joy. ~ David Barton
We must not only give what we have; we must also give what we are. ~ Desiree Joseph Mercier
In giving is the true enlightenment. ~ Author Unknown
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
God let it be known that it is better to give than to receive, but a lot of people failed to get the message. ~ Edmund W Littlefield
Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving. ~Mary Bateson
The more sympathy you give, the less you need. ~ Malcolm S. Forbes
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~ Kahlil Gibran
Giving is true loving. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon
True giving knows no season. ~ Florence E. King
One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. ~ Bible
In the long run, we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving. ~ Sheldon Kopp
We give to others not out of a sense of obligation, but out of a sense of sincere appreciation for what our community has given us. ~ Frank M. Hubbard
We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
What you keep to yourself you lose, what you give away, you keep forever. ~ Axel Munthe
It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all. ~ Albert Camus
The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there’s nothing more to give. ~ Sparky Anderson
Giving until it hurts is not a true measure of charity. Some are more easily hurt than others. ~ Author Unknown
Do your giving while you’re living, then you’ll be knowing where it’s going. ~ Ann Landers
Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don’t get it, prune. ~ Thomas J. Peters
Deeds of giving are the very foundation of the world. ~ Author Unknown
To give to the poor is to share one’s self; to give to the rich is to share one’s ego. ~ Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid
Giving is a privilege that fills the heart with joy. ~ Henry A. Rosso
When you give, take to yourself no credit for generosity, unless you deny yourself something in order that you may give. ~ Henry Taylor
You give before you get. ~ Napoleon Hill
It is more blessed to give than to receive. ~ Bible
In Giving, a man receives more than he gives; and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given. ~ George McDonald
When I give I give myself. ~ Walt Whitman
Seek joy in what you give not in what you get. ~ Author Unknown
The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action. ~ Orison Swett Marden
It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same. ~ Philip Gibbs
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving. ~ George Eliot
What you give away is the only wealth you will always have. ~ Marcus Valerius Martial
Give plenty of what is given to you, and listen to pity’s call; don’t think the little you give is great and the much you get is small. ~ Phoebe Cary
I have always noticed that a man who gives the most for the money gets the most business. ~ Vash Young
Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough; money can be got; but they need your hearts to love them. ~ Mother Teresa
To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving. ~ Max Beerbohm
The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give. But the less you have, the more free you are. ~ Mother Teresa
You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive. ~ James Stephens
Giving opens the way for receiving. ~ Florence Scovel Shinn
We must give more in order to get more, It is the generous giving of ourselves that produce the generous harvest. ~ Orison Swett Marden
Don’t give until it hurts. Give until it feels good! ~ Author Unknown
It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving. ~ Richard Braunstein
All you have shall some day be given; therefore, give now that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritor’s. ~ Kahlil Gibran Quotes
He that gives his heart will not deny his money. ~ Thomas Fuller
Giving pays the highest interest rate and has the longest term of any investment available. ~ Jeffrey K Filson
The more we give of anything, the more we shall get back. ~ Grace Speare
Nature does not give to those who will not spend. ~ R.J. Baughan
The Lord loves a cheerful giver, and so does everyone else. ~ Author Unknown
Don’t be afraid of giving. You can never give too much, if you are giving willingly. ~ Author Unknown
Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. ~ C. S. Lewis
You must give to get, You must sow the seed, before you can reap the harvest. ~ Scott Reed
Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting. ~ Bernard Meltzer
All that this world knows of living lies in giving … and more giving; He that keeps, be sure he loses …Friendship grows by what it uses. ~ Alexander Maclaren
We receive but what we give. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
For of those to whom much is given, much is required. ~ John F. Kennedy Quotes
Give because you love to give ~~ as the flower pours forth its perfume. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon
You cannot love much and give little. How much you love can be measured by how much you give. ~ Author Unknown
Giving honors the giver. ~ Author Unknown
People who give are rewarded, not monetarily, but because their involvement represents an expression beyond themselves. ~ Henry A. Rosso
Giving should be based on principle, regulated by system, beautified by self~sacrifice. ~ Author Unknown
To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken. ~ Idries Shah
To have and not to give is often worse than to steal. ~ Marie Von Ebner~Eschenbach
He who gives while he lives, gets to know where it goes. ~ Percy Ross
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. ~ Mother Teresa Quotes
Give, and it shall be given to you. For whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return. ~ Bible
If you continually give, you will continually have. ~ Author Unknown
Give, if it means to suffer; give, if it means to lose; give, in life; give, in death; give forever throughout eternity. ~ Evangeline Cory Booth
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. ~ Winston Churchill Quotes
We are rich only through what we give; and poor only through what we refuse and keep. ~ Anne Sophie Swetchine
Whenever the opportunity comes to give, which is pretty often, we are likely… to think of our poverty instead of our wealth. ~ T. T. Frankenberg
Giving is the secret to living fully while you are still alive. ~ Douglas M. Lawson
