Quotes related to Acts 20:35
It matters more how one gives than what one gives.
— Pierre Corneille
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
— Peter Marshall
I want these medals to be for everyone, not just myself.
— Caeleb Dressel
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
— Henry Ward Beecher
The exercise of benevolence is joy to loving hearts: the more pain it costs, the more joy it is. Kind actions make us happy, and in such joy we find communion with the great heart of Jesus.
— Charles Spurgeon
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift
— Pierre Corneille
A service beyond all recompenseWeighs so heavy that it almost gives offense.
— Pierre Corneille
There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.
— Charles Dickens
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
"There is more joy in giving than in receiving." Never doubt the truth of our Lord's promise that whatever we give him of our creativity, our resources, our persons, will come back to us in abundance.
— Pope Benedict XVI
He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.
— Publilius Syrus
A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.
— Publilius Syrus