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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."
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Joseph Addison(1672-1719, British essayist, poet, statesman) |
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| 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.
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Henri Frederic Amiel(1821-1881, Swiss philosopher, poet, critic) |
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| The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.
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Sparky Anderson(1934-, American baseball manager) |
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| The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.
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Ethel Percy Andrus(American educator, founder of The National Retired Teachers) |
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| 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.
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Barbara De Angelis(American expert on relationship & love, author) |
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| From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Arthur Ashe(1943-1993, African-American tennis player) |
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| Give thy mind more to what thou hast than to what thou hast not
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Marcus Aurelius(121-12180, Roman emperor, philosopher) |
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| The question is not "What can I get?" but "What can I give in life?"
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Robert Baden-Powell |
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| The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.
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| Our children had the privilege of growing up where they'd raised a lot of food. They were never hungry. They could share their food with people. And so, you share your lives with people.
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| 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.
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James Baldwin(1924-1987, American author) |
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| The joy of giving is as often overlooked as the giving of joy.
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| Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.
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Mary Bateson(American author) |
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| Nature does not give to those who will not spend.
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| That's what I consider true generosity.You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.
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Simone De Beauvoir(1908-1986, French novelist, essayist) |
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| A cup that is already full cannot have more added to it. In order to receive the further good to which we are entitled, we must give of that which we have.
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Margaret Becker |
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| There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave.
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Henry Ward Beecher(1813-1887, American preacher, orator, writer) |
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| To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.
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Max Beerbohm(1872-1956, British actor) |
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| Getters don't get -- givers get.
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Eugene Benge |
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| Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.
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Walter Benjamin(1982-1940, German critic, philosopher) |
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| It is a rare and a high privilege to be in a position to help people understand the difference that they can make not only in their own lives but in the lives of others by simply giving of themselves.
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Helen Boosalis |
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| Give, if it means to suffer; give, if it means to lose; give, in life; give, in death; give forever throughout eternity.
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Evangeline Cory Booth |
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| Always remember there is no "ceiling" on philanthropy.... In short: keep asking, keep raising sights, keep the "heat" on -- because the money's there.
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George A. Brakeley Jr. |
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| It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.
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| He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
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John Bunyan(1628-1688, British author) |
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| Give -- and somewhere, from out of the clouds, or from the sacred depths of human hearts, a melody divine will reach your ears, and gladden all your days upon the earth.
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George F. Burba |
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| The greatest happiness in the world is to make others happy.
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Luther Burbank(1849-1926, American horticulturist) |
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| When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.
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George Burns(1896-1996, American comedy actor) |
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| I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.
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Lord Byron(1788-1824, British poet) |
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| It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.
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Albert Camus(1913-1960, French existential writer) |
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| When you're nice to people, they want to be nice back to you.
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Jack Canfield(American motivational speaker, author, trainer) |
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| 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.
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Phoebe Cary |
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| Give often when you know your gifts are well placed.
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| He that gives quickly gives twice.
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Miguel De Cervantes(1547-1616, Spanish novelist, dramatist, poet) |
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| The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin(1881-1955, French Christian mystic, author) |
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| It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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Cesar Chavez |
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| An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.
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Lydia M. Child(1802-1880, American abolitionist, writer, editor) |
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| We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
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Winston Churchill(1874-1965, British statesman, Prime Minister) |
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| What boundary ever set limits to the service of mankind?
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Claudius Claudianus(340-410, Egyptian Latin poet) |
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| We receive but what we give.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge(1772-1834, British poet, critic, philosopher) |
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| 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.
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| You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get.
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Robert Collier(1885-1950, American writer, publisher) |
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| The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
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Pierre Corneille(1606-1684, French dramatist) |
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| The love of God compels us to give.
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Dorothy Day(1897-1980, American religious leader) |
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| For some, giving is only a painful and necessary act forced by societal and social pressures. But not for good givers -- for them, it's a joy.
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Kenneth N. Dayton |
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| Isn't it better to have men be ungrateful, than to miss a chance to do good?
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Denis Diderot(1713-1784, French philosopher) |
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| Those who give five percent of their incomes or volunteer five hours per week should be our models. Like tithers, these fivers represent the ideal of active citizenship and personal community service.
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Eugene C. Dorsey |
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| Focus on the contribution that you can make.
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Peter F. Drucker(1909-, American-Austrian management consultant) |
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| He that planteth a tree ...provideth a kindness for many generations.
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Henry Van Dyke(1852--1933, American protestant clergyman and writer) |
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| Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.
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Henry Van Dyke(1852--1933, American protestant clergyman and writer) |
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