Quotes To Ponder
The smallest good deed is worth a thousand grand intentions
It is more blessed to give than to receive. -- Acts 20:35
God loves a cheerful giver. -- 2 Corinthians 9:7
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything. -- Samuel Johnson
There are three kinds of givers -- the flint, the sponge and the honeycomb. To get anything out of a flint you must hammer it. And then you get only chips and sparks. To get water out of a sponge you must squeeze it, and the more you use pressure, the more you will get. But the honeycomb just overflows with its own sweetness. Which kind of giver are you?
If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. --Bob Hope
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seven Ways To Give:
1. The Careless Way: To give something to every cause that is presented,
without inquiring into its merits.
2. The Impulsive Way: To give from impulse--as much and as often as love
and pity and sensibility prompt.
3. The Lazy Way: To make a special offer to earn money for worthy projects
by fairs, bazaars, etc.
4. The Self-Denying Way: To save the cost of luxuries and apply them to
purposes of religion and charity. This may lead to asceticism and self-complacence.
5. The Systematic Way: To lay aside as an offering to God a definite portion
of our gains--one tenth, one fifth, one third, or one half (rich or poor
can follow this plan).
6. The Equal Way: To give God and the needy just as much as we spend on
ourselves.
7. The Heroic Way: To limit our own expenditures to a certain sum and give
all the rest of our income.
Other Quotes...
No man was ever honored for what he received. Honor is the reward for what he gave.
You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving.
We heard of a man and woman who gave a sizeable contribution to the church to honor the memory of their son who lost his life in the war. When the announcement was made of the generous donation, a woman whispered to her husband, "Let's give the same amount for our boy!" Her husband said, "What are you talking about? Our son wasn't killed." "That's just the point," she said. "Let's give it as an expression of our gratitude to God for sparing his life!"
You have never really lived until you've done something for somebody who can never repay you.
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
He who gives when he is asked has waited too long.
The best thing you can give someone is a chance.
You only keep what you give away. R. E. Phillips
Do your giving while you're living, so you're knowing where it's going.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.