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Quotes about giving
I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me. (Addison Joseph)
It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well. (Addison Joseph)
The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live. (Addison Joseph)
No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning. (Addison Joseph)
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. (Addison Joseph)
It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be. (Addison Joseph)
Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving. (Addison Joseph)
Nature does not give to those who will not spend... (Addison Joseph)
There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave. (Addison Joseph)
Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock. (Addison Joseph)
It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving. (Addison Joseph)
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more. (Addison Joseph)
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others. (Addison Joseph)
You cannot hold on to anything good. You must be continually giving -- and getting. You cannot hold on to your seed. You must sow it -- and reap anew. You cannot hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches in return. (Addison Joseph)
You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get. (Addison Joseph)
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. (Addison Joseph)
In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us. (Addison Joseph)
What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost. (Addison Joseph)
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving. (Addison Joseph)
Always think in terms of what the other person wants. (Addison Joseph)
The more sympathy you give, the less you need. (Addison Joseph)
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed. (Addison Joseph)
For it is in giving that we receive. (Addison Joseph)
He that bringeth a present findeth the door open. (Addison Joseph)
It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same. (Addison Joseph)
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