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Apostle Paul2 quotes
You must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." — Apostle Paul · 62God loveth a cheerful giver. — Apostle Paul · 56Charles Dickens1 quote
There were two classes of charitable people; one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all. — Charles Dickens · 1852Desmond Tutu1 quote
The Dead Sea in the Middle East receives freshwater, but it has no outlet, so it doesn't pass the water out. It receives beautiful water from the rivers, and the water goes dank. I mean, it just goes bad. And that's why it is the Dead Sea. It receives and does not give. In the end, generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful. — Desmond Tutu · 2016Diane von Furstenberg1 quote
Generosity truly is the best investment. — Diane von Furstenberg · 2015Fred Rogers1 quote
The greatest gift you will ever give is your honest self. — Fred Rogers · 2003Friedrich Nietzsche1 quote
This is hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1883Keith Haring1 quote
Usually the people who are the most generous are the people who have the least to give. I learned this first hand as a newspaper carrier when I was 12 years old. The biggest tips came from the poorest people. — Keith Haring · 1986Lao Tzu1 quote
The sage does not accumulate for himself.
The more he uses for others, the more he has himself.
The more he gives to others, the more he possesses of his own.
The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure.
The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCOscar Wilde1 quote
Generosity is the essence of friendship. — Oscar Wilde · 1888Pythagoras1 quote
Friends share all things. — PythagorasRichard Brinsley Sheridan1 quote
Be just before you're generous. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1777The US President1 quote
I'll give you anything you ask for—as long as it's not something I don't want to give. — The US President · 2003William Shakespeare1 quote
I am not in the giving vein today. — William Shakespeare · 1597