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Giving Quotes by Frederick Buechner
- Avarice, greed, concupiscence and so forth are all based on the mathematical truism that the more you get, the more you have. The remark of…
- To be a saint is to be a little out of one's mind, which is a very good thing to be a little out of…
- The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are.
- Whatever you do with your life-whatever you end up achieving or not achieving-the great gift you have in you to give to the world is…
- ON HER DEATHBED, Gertrude Stein is said to have asked, 'What is the answer?' Then, after a long silence, 'What is the question?' Don't start…
- They are prepared for a God who strikes hard bargains but not for a God who gives as much for an hour's work as for…
- Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll…
- That's five friends, one each for Jesu's wounds, and Godric bears their mark still on what's left of him as in their time they all…
- Here and there even in our world, and now and then, even in ourselves, we catch glimpeses of a New Creation, which, fleeting as those…
- God himself does not give answers. He gives himself.
- Here and there and not just in books we catch glimpses of a world of once upon a time and they lived happily ever after,…
- . . . [T]o live not with hands clenched to grasp, to strike, to hold tight to a life that is always slipping away the…
- Purpose is the place where your deep gladness meets the world's needs.
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi