Inspirational Quotes

 On Giving and Receiving

The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.
Take my breath away.
-William Shakespeare-

You never know what gift you could have given, just by being the real you.
-Dr. Joseph Dremer-

What we obtain too cheap we esteem too little;
it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
-Thomas Paine-

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem,
the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.
-Nathaniel Branden-

You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
-Kahlil Gibran-

Among its other benefits,
giving liberates the soul of the giver.
-Maya Angelou-

If you help others you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt... it is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics.
-Gurdjieff-

Everyone needs to be valued.
Everyone has the potential to give something back.
-Diana, Princess of Wales-

Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you -
not because they are nice, but because you are.
-Unknown-

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.
-John D. Rockefeller Jr-

It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
-Mother Teresa-

The happy phrasing of a compliment is one of the rarest of human gifts
and the happy delivery of it another.
-Mark Twain-

From what we get, we can make a living:
what we give, however makes a life.
-Arthur Ashe-