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Category Archives: giving
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. – Lao Tzu What does that mean? Many aspects of our life and our actions are linked. This quote describes how kindness impacts our lives in … Continue reading
Posted in confidence, creativity, giving, gratitude, kindness, love
Tagged @AR_Foundation, confidence, giving, kindness, Lao Tzu, love
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Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. – Henry Ford What does that mean? This quote is about giving, or being charitable. We generally like to give to those less fortunate, … Continue reading
Posted in giving, gratitude, help, knowledge, sharing, time
Tagged @motivatquotes, helping, Henry Ford, money, time
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Give what you can, share what you have, and receive the love and kindness returned with a open heart, a smile and a kind word.
Give what you can, share what you have, and receive the love and kindness returned with a open heart, a smile and a kind word. – Mala Shah What does that mean? This appears to be an original quote from MDS, but … Continue reading
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. What does that mean? This quote is about the difference between giving and getting. As kids, I imagine most of us liked one … Continue reading
Posted in common sense, giving, happiness, help, motivation, setting an example
Tagged @AR_Foundation, giving, H. Jackson Brown Jr., happiest, remember
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Thousands of candles can be lit from a single one, and its life will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single one, and its life will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. – Buddha What does that mean? This quote reminds us that there are two kinds of things in … Continue reading
Posted in friendship, giving, happiness, setting an example, sharing
Tagged @MylesWray, Buddha, candles, happiness, life, shortened
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Don’t bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill.
Don’t bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. – Jim Rohn What does that mean? There is a longer version of this quote (see confirmation section at the bottom of the post), but for the purposes of this post, I … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, contribution, giving, reflection, service, weakness
Tagged @mister_quotes, bring, Jim Rohn, need, skill
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In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love you want the other person.
In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love you want the other person. – Margaret Anderson What does that mean? To me, this quote is a classic description of selfless love compared to selfish love. Or … Continue reading
Posted in caring, giving, happiness, love, motivation, self knowledge
Tagged @Quotes_on_Love, love, Margaret Anderson, other, real
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The only [true] gift is a portion of yourself.
The only [true] gift is a portion of yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson What does that mean? Often quoted with the word [true] inserted, the proper quote omits it. The quote continues: “Therefore the poet brings his poem; the shepherd, … Continue reading
Posted in caring, friendship, giving, inspire, love, sharing
Tagged @Quotes_on_Love, gift, portion, Ralph Waldo Emerson, yourself
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Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love, first in moral excellence, and first in generosity.
Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love, first in moral excellence, and first in generosity. – Martin Luther King Jr. What does that mean? This is another Twitter friendly version of a … Continue reading
Posted in exceptionalism, giving, help, love, respect, service
Tagged @tonyrobbins, feeling, first, Martin Luther King Jr., need
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Love in your heart isn’t put there to stay. Love isn’t love till you give it away.
Love in your heart isn’t put there to stay. Love isn’t love till you give it away. – Oscar Hammerstein II What does that mean? This is another Twitter-shortened quote. The whole quote is as follows: “A bell is not a … Continue reading
Posted in action, decision, giving, habits, love, plan
Tagged @mister_quotes, give, heart, love, Oscar Hammerstein II
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Through education we have to lead people to see that concern for others is actually in their own interest.
Through education we have to lead people to see that concern for others is actually in their own interest. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This quote starts by recognizing one of the primary truths of life. We cannot force people … Continue reading
Posted in conscience, education, friendship, giving, help, thankful
Tagged @DalaiLama, concern, Dalai Lama, education, see
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For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul. – Judy Garland What does that mean? Trying to logically explain a quote about love… This is going … Continue reading
Posted in affection, friendship, giving, love, passion, thankful
Tagged @mr_lovequotes, heart, Judy Garland, love, whispered
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Life, if well lived, is long enough.
Life, if well lived, is long enough. – Seneca What does that mean? This quote is an answer to the eternal question: How long should a life be? Yes, we’d all like to think that we will live for a very … Continue reading
A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.
A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. – Seneca What does that mean? This is similar to other quotes that urge us to look beyond the gift, and consider … Continue reading
Posted in character, decision, giving, honest, integrity, motivation
Tagged @philo_quotes, done, gift, given, Seneca
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. Scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. Scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. – Joseph Addison What does that mean? As is so often the case, this is a slightly longer quote trimmed down for … Continue reading
Posted in empathy, giving, habits, happiness, inspire, setting an example
Tagged @AR_Foundation, flowers, Joseph Addison, smiles, sunshine
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