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"Material treasures will serve us for a time and fade away. It is sharing ourselves and our time that creates authentic value; it enriches life with lasting expressions of gratitude and indelible memories. Giving opens our spiritual eyes to the many small blessings before us each moment."
-- Steve Brunkhorst

"Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others."
-- St. Augustine

"The life of a high achiever is one of give-and-receive. We receive that which we are willing to first give out. Therefore, to grow and achieve we must first be willing to help others grow and achieve, and, in so doing, the light of reciprocal achievement will brightly shine upon us."
-- Greg Werner, Strength & Conditioning Coach

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

“Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.”
-- Buddha

"Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give."
-- William A. Ward {American Anthropologist

"Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others."
-- Barbara Bush

"Giving is the secret of a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has of encouragement and sympathy and understanding."
-- John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

"Giving people a little more than they expect is a good way to get back more than you'd expect."
-- Robert Half

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

"The most exquisite pleasure is giving pleasure to others."
-- Jean de La Bruyere, writer

"One can give nothing whatever without giving oneself--that is to say, risking oneself. If one cannot risk oneself, then one is simply incapable of giving."
-- James Baldwin, novelist

An exceptional article by Chuck Gallozzi with lots of great quotes about gifts and giving. Originally written for Christmas it applies to any time, any season. A "must read"!

"Share your seed and watch it grow. Then, you'll know the joy of giving. Share yourself and your whole life. Then, you'll know the joy of living!"
-- Joyce C. Lock

"To give is to love and to love is to live."
--Unknown

"No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving." --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Trying to get without first giving is as fruitless as trying to reap without having sown."
-- Napoleon Hill

"You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want."
-- Zig Ziglar

"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left."
--Yogi Berra

"We make a living by what we get;
we make a life by what we give."

-- Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) English statesman, author and Prime
Minister of the UK during World War 2