Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger.

Love, and you shall be loved.

It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.

The only true gift is a portion of thyself.

One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no person can help another without helping themselves

Doing well is a result of doing good.

Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar

The whole of what we know is a system of compensation. Every defect in one manner is made up in another. Every suffering is rewarded; every sacrifice is made up; every debt is paid.

God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians 9:7). This doesn't mean we should give only when we're feeling cheerful. The cheerfulness often comes during and after the act of obedience, not before it. So don't wait until you feel like giving—it could be a long wait! Just give and watch the joy follow.

Giving sacrificially also means giving the best. If we have two blankets and someone needs one of them, sacrificial giving hands over the better of the two. Sadly, much of our "giving" is merely discarding. Donating secondhand goods to church rummage sales

You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion" (2 Corinthians 9:11).