Giving Quotes - Page 11

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in itsvalue.

To make a choice not to sacrifice is to decide that I am better off allowing a life to perish than release the resources I possess that might allow it to thrive. And because of choices such as these, the life that I am really allowing to perish is mine.

The most precious thing I have to give is my time.

What you give away with love will always remain with you.

Giving up everything must mean giving over everything to kingdom purposes, surrendering everything to further the one central cause, loosening our grip on everything. For some of us, this may mean ridding ourselves of most of our possessions. But for all of us it should mean dedicating everything we retain to further the kingdom. (For true disciples, however, it cannot mean hoarding or using kingdom assets self-indulgently.)

A friend is not the shadow that mimics you, but the one who casts all shadows away.

You can never out-give God.

Because we idealize Giving so much, we ignore the ability, blessing, and duty to Receive.

If the people of God were to transform the world through fascination, these amazing teachings had to work at the center of these peculiar people. Then we can look into the eyes of a centurion and see not a beast but a child of God, and then walk with that child a couple of miles. Look into the eys of tax collectors as they sue you in court; see their poverty and give them your coat. Look in to the eys of the ones who are hardest for you to like, and see the One you love. For God loves good and bad people.

Money is not the only commodity that is fun to give. We can give time, we can give our expertise, we can give our love or simply give a smile. What does that cost? The point is, none of us can ever run out of something worthwhile to give.

Generousity invents prosperity

Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.

giving is a duty not a choice. Giving has no boundaries but it may be done under a noble discretion

In the end, you will not see the physical beauty in others that caught your eye, but the fire that burned within them. This kind of beauty is the bonfire you had to attend.

When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.

I pretend to give gifts that people pretend to be gifts so that I can pretend that I gave something that actually cost me something. And what pretending or this sort gives me is the gift of a pretend life.

Thoughts turn to other's just a little more this time of year. Days grow shorter and memories grow longer. Families and friends gather in celebration or hope. Giving is a reflection of our love and caring for each other and those less fortunate. May your thoughts turn to gratitude this holiday season and carry on throughout the next year…

The best kind of happiness is a habit you're passionate about.

What you do for others today you have done for yourself tomorrow.

Give and receive with gratitude. Do the former, without expectation of, the latter.

Every gift is held by two hands: the one that gives, and the one that takes away.

Take egotism out and you would castrate the benefactor.

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.

You cannot receive until you learn to release.

The mutual practice of giving and receiving is an everyday ritual when we know true love.

Giving is an act of generosity.Giving is sowing a seed.The seed will produce great harvest of fruits.

You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.

You have limited time on this planet. Convert each moment into Perl by spreading happiness. Giving is much more fulfilling than taking.

What weighs us down is not gravity! A little force of kindness can decelerate depravity.