I cannot bring Christ to my neighbor and to the world if I have not first given him to my family.

We receive from God, then we give to others.

I think that a person who is attached to riches, who lives with the worry of riches, is actually very poor. If this person puts his money at the service of others, then he is rich, very rich.

The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much.

The best gift of Christmas is a child, of course. But the next best is giving time and talent to help one another.

Insecurities should not prompt me to get things from others that I should be getting from God. Rather they should prompt me to give to others so I can point them to God.

Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others.

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

Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could.

Yes!" the carpenter exclaimed. "When you love, you serve, and when you serve, you sacrifice. Service requires a sacrifice of something. Whether it's time, energy, money, love, effort, or focus, serving others always costs you something, but with service and sacrifice, you gain so much more.

It often happens that those who spend their time giving light to others, remain in darkness themselves.

Give to others? Why? I have needs too