72 Inspirational Quotes About Giving (JOY)

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Top 10 Most Famous Quotes on Giving (BEST)

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill — We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill

Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance. ― Roy T. Bennett — Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance. ― Roy T. Bennett

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. ― Charles Dickens — No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. ― Charles Dickens

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

No one has ever become poor by giving. - Anne Frank — No one has ever become poor by giving. – Anne Frank

The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others. — Mahatma Gandhi — The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others. — Mahatma Gandhi

The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. - Mahatma Gandhi — The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. – Mahatma Gandhi

At the end it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back. - Denzel Washington — At the end it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back. – Denzel Washington

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ― Pablo Picasso — The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ― Pablo Picasso

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead — Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead

16 Inspiring Quotes About Giving That Will Change Your Life (HAPPINESS)

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. ― Maya Angelou — I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. ― Maya Angelou

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. - Jim Rohn — Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. – Jim Rohn

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. ―Orison Swett Marden

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. — Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. ― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give. ― Ben Carson — Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give. ― Ben Carson

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others. — Booker T. Washington — Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others. — Booker T. Washington

Act of giving something to others is an art of flowering your heart. - Vinayak — Act of giving something to others is an art of flowering your heart. – Vinayak

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. - Robert Louis Stevenson — Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. – Robert Louis Stevenson

Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference. - Kathy Calvin — Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference. – Kathy Calvin

If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. - Arab Proverb — If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. – Arab Proverb

Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting. - Brian Tracy — Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting. – Brian Tracy

A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. - Steve Maraboli — A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. – Steve Maraboli

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. - Robin Sharma — Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. – Robin Sharma

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. - John Bunyan — You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. – John Bunyan

Life’s persistent and most urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others' - Martin Luther King Jr. — Life’s persistent and most urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ – Martin Luther King Jr.

It’s easier to take than to give. It’s nobler to give than to take. The thrill of taking lasts a day. The thrill of giving lasts a lifetime. - Joan Marques — It’s easier to take than to give. It’s nobler to give than to take. The thrill of taking lasts a day. The thrill of giving lasts a lifetime. – Joan Marques

17 The Joy of Giving Quotes (LOVE)

“If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full.”
Frances Hodgson Burnett

It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving. - Mother Teresa — It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving. – Mother Teresa

You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. - Amy Carmichael — You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. – Amy Carmichael

True giving from the heart is an expression of love. - Cara Stein — True giving from the heart is an expression of love. – Cara Stein

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. - Henry Ward Beecher — Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. – Henry Ward Beecher

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. - Khalil Gibran — There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. – Khalil Gibran

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own. - Abraham Lincoln — To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own. – Abraham Lincoln

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving. - Edwin Louis Cole — The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving. – Edwin Louis Cole

Selfless giving is the art of living. - Frederick Lenz — Selfless giving is the art of living. – Frederick Lenz

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. - John Holmes — There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. – John Holmes

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. - Albert Schweitzer — The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. – Albert Schweitzer

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way. - Mary Anne Radmacher — As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way. – Mary Anne Radmacher

Everyone can experience the joy and blessing of generosity; because everyone has something to give. - Jan Grace — Everyone can experience the joy and blessing of generosity; because everyone has something to give. – Jan Grace

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. - Lao Tzu — Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. – Lao Tzu

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. - Eleanor Roosevelt — Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. – Eleanor Roosevelt

We all should give what we have decided in our hearts to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. - 2 Corinthians 97 — We all should give what we have decided in our hearts to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. – 2 Corinthians 9:7

Unless we feel it is an honour and a joy to give, God does not accept the offering. - Charles Hodge — Unless we feel it is an honour and a joy to give, God does not accept the offering. – Charles Hodge

14 Quotes About Giving and Receiving (SUCCESS)

Giving is the master key to success, in all applications of human life. - Bryant McGill — Giving is the master key to success, in all applications of human life. – Bryant McGill

It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. ― Albert Einstein — It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. ― Albert Einstein

God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. - Billy Graham — God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. – Billy Graham

Don’t expect to receive if you’re not willing to give.

Giving opens the way for receiving. - Florence Scovel Shinn — Giving opens the way for receiving. – Florence Scovel Shinn

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

If you're in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent. - Warren Buffett — If you’re in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent. – Warren Buffett

If you want something, give it. - Deepak Chopra — If you want something, give it. – Deepak Chopra

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them away. — Dorothy Day

To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success. - Henry Ford — To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success. – Henry Ford

To give your best is to receive the best. - Raymond Holliwell — To give your best is to receive the best. – Raymond Holliwell

For it is in giving that we receive. ― St. Francis of Assisi

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. - Mohammed Ali — Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. – Mohammed Ali

Giving is true having. - C. H. Spurgeon — Giving is true having. – C. H. Spurgeon

6 Wise Quotes About Giving (WISDOM)

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. - Albert Camus — Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. – Albert Camus

Love the giver more than the gift. - Brigham Young — Love the giver more than the gift. – Brigham Young

The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward. - Carol Ryrie Brink — The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward. – Carol Ryrie Brink

In this world it is not what we take up but what we give up that makes us rich. - Henry Ward Beecher — In this world it is not what we take up but what we give up that makes us rich. – Henry Ward Beecher

It seemed to me that the people who were genuinely thriving in their lives were the ones who had made room for well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving. - Arianna Huffington — It seemed to me that the people who were genuinely thriving in their lives were the ones who had made room for well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving. – Arianna Huffington

Arrogant giving can turn the best of gifts to ashes. - Kenneth L. Wilson — Arrogant giving can turn the best of gifts to ashes. – Kenneth L. Wilson

Give from the bottom of your heart, not from the top of your purse.

Seeking empties a life; giving fills it.

The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself. - J. C. Lavater — The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself. – J. C. Lavater

By practising the grace of sharing, a person is storing up treasure for himself. Gifts are investments. - William Hendriksen — By practising the grace of sharing, a person is storing up treasure for himself. Gifts are investments. – William Hendriksen

While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary. - Chinua Achebe — While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary. – Chinua Achebe

4 Thought-provoking Quotes About Giving to Make You Think

If you don’t give away anything God wants you to give, you don’t own it - it owns you. — If you don’t give away anything God wants you to give, you don’t own it – it owns you.

Let us give according to our incomes lest God make our incomes match our gifts.

Are you giving God what is right, or what is left?

He who gives only when he is asked has waited too long.

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