Charity is to be measured, not by what one has given away, but by what one has left.

Be as generous as possible" is idle talk, if the generosity of the pastor has not preceded the generosity of his flock.

I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.

I'm all about thoughtful gifts. If you put thought behind it - it could be $5 - but if there's thought behind it, I think that's what matters.

You've given aid and they've received it. And yet, like an idiot, you keep holding out for more: to be credited with a Good Deed, to be repaid in kind. Why?

That whenever I felt like helping someone who was short of money, or otherwise in need, I never had to be told that I had no resources to do it with. And that I was never put in that position myself—of having to take something from someone else.

Give what thou wilt, and take away what thou wilt, saith he that is well taught and truly modest, to Him that gives, and takes away. And it is not out of a stout and peremptory resolution, that he saith it, but in mere love, and humble submission.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.

We are thankful for good-will rather than for services, for the motive than the quantum of favor received.

As you give God your time, your gifts, your resources and talents, He will use them to have a critically important and eternal impact on this world.