When is a gift not a gift?

You can say to yourself, "Yes, I see how such a thing may be." But when you look inward and confront the raw force of your own life unshielded, you see your peril. You see that this could overwhelm you. The greatest peril to the Giver is the force that takes. The greatest peril to the Taker is the force that gives. It's as easy to be overwhelmed by giving as by taking.

When I was growing up, I always knew that if I ever got anything, I was going to give back as much as I can. I learned that all you have to be willing to do is give your time.

My work in Africa was paid for mostly by American Christians, and I am so thankful for their giving hearts.

I have a theory about the assists we get in life. Only rarely can we repay those people who helped us, but we can pass that help along to others.

I'll ask you a riddle. What do you have the more of, the more of it you give away?

It's better to give ideas away and contribute to another person's success than to have them lying dormant.

If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Love - the more you share with others, the more you have.

Their surplus wealth to the mass of their fellows in the forms best calculated to do them lasting good. Thus is the problem of Rich and Poor to be solved. The laws of accumulation will be left free; the laws of distribution free. Individualism will continue, but the millionaire

Wealth is not to feed our egos, but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.