Quotes on Giving

My life is only half full_x000D_ When I receive._x000D_ My heart is completely full_x000D_ Only when I give.

Learn to give, give in plenty, give with love, give without any expectation, one does not lose anything by giving, on the other hand you get back a thousand fold.

When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.

I would give my life for a man who is looking for the truth. But I would gladly kill a man who thinks that he has found the truth.

Personally, I don't give a rap for documents; for the truth in my eyes is not in them but in the mind.

Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs.

If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who suffered most. We give them power to condemn their victims to live forever with the hurting memory of their painful pasts. We give the monsters the last word.

You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity

They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.

If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.

Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.

See If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance

Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them and I do.

And every last one of us can do better than give up.

If some glorious angel suddenly descended through my living room ceiling and offered to take away the children I have and give me other, better children — more polite, funnier, nicer, smarter — I would cling to the children I have and pray away that atrocious spectacle.

What gives life meaning is a form of rebellion, rebellion against reason, an insistence on believing passionately what we cannot believe rationally. The meaning of life is to be found in passion—romantic passion, religious passion, passion for work and for play, passionate commitments in the face of what reason knows to be meaningless.

One can never tell what will be the result of faithful service rendered, nor do we know when it will come back to us or to those with whom we are associated. The reward may not come at the time, but in dividends later. I believe we will never lose anything in life by giving service, by making sacrifices, and doing the right thing.

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

Those who get the most out of life and those who give the most are those who make the choice to act.

Archimedes was my ideal. I admired the works of artists, but to my mind, they were only shadows and semblances. The inventor, I thought, gives to the world creations which are palpable, which live and work.