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To have and not to give is in some cases worse than stealing.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - Aphorismen /

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The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Pierre Corneille - The Liar /

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The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

You can always - always - give something, even if it's a simple act of kindness!

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Love is the desire to give, not to receive, something.

Bertolt Brecht /

Few people ask from books what books can give us.

Virginia Woolf /

A smile costs less than electricity, but gives much light.

Chance gives thoughts, and chance takes them away.

Blaise Pascal - Pensées /

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.

William Shakespeare - Romeo und Julia /

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Winston Churchill

To give everything and not demand anything in return, that is beautiful

Publilius Syrus - Sentences /

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Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

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The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers.

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile?

Jean de La Bruyere - Les Caractères /