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Giving Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.
- Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.
- No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends as to give them no cause to miss him less.
- Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.
- Love seizes us suddenly, without giving warning, and our disposition or our weakness favors the surprise; one look, one glance, from the fair fixes and…
- There are few wives so perfect as not to give their husbands at least once a day good reason to repent of ever having married,…
- There are some extraordinary fathers, who seem, during the whole course of their lives, to be giving their children reasons for being consoled at their…
- Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out.
- Life is short and tedious, and is wholly spent in wishing; we trust to find rest and enjoyment at some future time, often at an…
- The most exquisite pleasure is giving pleasure to others.
- It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?
- The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?
- Modesty is to merit, as shades to figures in a picture, giving it strength and beauty
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- 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