On Giving Quotes

Beware of biting jests; the more truth they carry with them, the greater wounds they give, the greater smarts they cause, and the greater scars they leave behind them.

Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.

Who gives is positive; who receives is negative; still there remains an immense class of mere passives.

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them, and he patiently suffers much for them; but he becomes impatient if he is required to give them up.

Don't give us your doubts, gives us your certainties, for we have doubts enough of our own.

Do you want to live happily? Travel with two bags, one for giving, the other for receiving.

The realization of the self is only possible if one is productive, if one can give birth to one's own potentialities.

Let him who believes in immortality enjoy his happiness in silence; he has no reason to give himself airs about it.

True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them.

The whole art of living consists in giving up existence in order to exist.

For to give is the business of the rich. [Lat., Denn Geben ist Sache des Reichen.]

We are the slaves of objects around us, and appear little or important according as these contract or give us room to expand.

If a poet would work politically, he must give himself up to a party; and so soon as he does that, he is lost as a poet.

Mastery is proven only in limitation, and law alone can give us freedom.

Nature reacts not only to physical disease, but also to moral weakness; when the danger increases; she gives us greater courage

[W]hat counts is that one perceives excellence and dares to give it expression, which sounds little but is in fact a great deal.

If you lay duties upon people and give them no rights, you must pay them well.

The ceiling was curved, giving the space a cave-like feel, and it was either very large, very small, or sort of normal-sized.

One must give up the fantasy of a perspicacious gunslinger/investor outwitting the market.

What I do is really helping people in maximizing their income and to live the lives they want to live. I effect they're families, I effect their beliefs about themselves and it gives me so much joy

Take a step toward your dream today. No matter how tiny the step, it will give you the energy and desire to take another.

I will give up my belief in evolution if someone finds a fossil rabbit in the Precambrian.

If they give me the bloody prize, why can't they say nice things about me?

Marti wasn't the type to give up without a fight, especially not if she was very afraid - some people are like that. They lean into the fear.

Between the experience of living a normal life at this moment on the planet and the public narratives being offered to give a sense to that life, the empty space, the gap, is enormous.

I wouldn't give up on Russia. I think they have legitimate security concerns from Islamic fundamentalism, not only on their border but in their country.

My priority is to give the United States the kind of influence it should have.

Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.

Children aren't fooled. They know we give time to the things we love.

The franchise itself gives no real power, unless accompanied by the right on the part of all the possessors of it to elect something like an equal number of representatives.

If you want to keep giving you have to keep growing.

Goals may give focus, but dreams give power.

People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.

Success is choosing to enter the arena of action, determined to give yourself to the cause that will better humanity and last for eternity.

The church that will not give up will be outdated and passed by, quicker than they realize.

If a leader cannot give you a clear picture of what he or she sees in the future, that person is not the leader of that organization.

Remember, at the time God gives us a vision, we never have the resources available to accomplish it. We don't have the people, the money, the knowledge, or the opportunity.

It's better to give ideas away and contribute to another person's success than to have them lying dormant.

God will give to you what He knows will flow through you.

Usually the person who rises within an organization has a good attitude. The promotions did not give that individual an outstanding attitude, but an outstanding attitude resulted in promotions.

A person's level of income and their desire to give have nothing to do with one another.

Become a coach, not a king. A coach brings out the best in others, helping them to reach deep down inside and discover their potential. A king only gives commands.

There are pockets of the church that will "give up," and reap a bountiful harvest. They are going to have huge success, like the church has never experienced since the Book of Acts.

If the church is going to make a difference, it will need to go through the "big give-up" stage. Churches will need to quit being selfish and become relevant.

The rallying call to people is to give them hope. When you have hope, that's huge.

People are not going to give you a vision, but God can.

I give as much as I can, and it's up to someone else to turn it into a movie. Good luck to you!

Filming is like a long air journey: there's so much hanging around and boredom that they keep giving you food.

There are so many ways to respond to music besides feeling like someone's communicating with you. It gives me a charge.

Giving up and doing something else (nursing, for me) was exactly what eventually led me to making music that other people wanted to hear.