Quotes on Giving



"No one has ever become poor by giving." ~ Anne Frank

"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away your gift." ~ Pablo Picasso


"You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself." 
~ Harvey Firestone


"Whatever you think people are withholding from you--praise, appreciation, assistance, loving care, and so on--give it to them." 
~ Eckhart Tolle


"We make a living by what we get, but We make a life by what we give." 
~ Winston Churchill

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