One would give generous alms if one had the eyes to see the beauty of a cupped receiving hand.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune.
Richard Whately
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
Pierre Corneille
You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.
P. J. O'Rourke
Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.
Carolyn Wells
No one has ever become poor by giving.
Anne Frank
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
Maya Angelou
Giving pays the highest interest rate, and has the longest term, of any investment available.
Jeffrey K. Wilson
We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving
LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
Giving feels good. It is a form of healing. Not just for you as an individual, but for everyone.
Jennifer Beals
There is no sweeter pleasure than to surprise a man by giving him more than he hopes for.
Charles Baudelaire