Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.
Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
Like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that has never a shirt on his back.
In giving, a man receives more than he gives, and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given.
The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.
It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.
It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.
I believe that what women resent is not so much giving herself in pieces as giving herself purposelessly.
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him. -.
Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. . -John Templeton.
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men. [Lat., Homines ad deos nulla re propius accedunt quam salutem hominibus dando.]
Constant at Church and 'Change; his gains were sure; His givings rare, save farthings to the poor.
Justice consists of doing no one injury, decency in giving no one offense.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
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.
Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique.
Justice consists of doing no one injury, decency in giving no one offense.
The Romans assisted their allies and friends, and acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness. [Lat., Sociis atque amicis auxilia portabant Romani, magisque dandis quam accipiundis beneficiis amicitias parabant.]
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
I like life. It's something to do. Somewhere on this globe every 10 seconds there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.