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Giving Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
- As for our pupils talk, let his virtue and his sense of right and wrong shine through it and have no guide but reason. Make…
- Intoxication is calculated to put heart into the elderly and give them delight in dancing.
- Wine is the benevolent god, who gives back gaiety to men and restores youth to the old.
- Princes give me sufficiently if they take nothing from me, and do me much good if they do me no hurt; it is all I…
- Those who give the first shock to a state are the first overwhelmed in its ruin; the fruits of public commotion are seldom enjoyed by…
- Give me the provisions and whole apparatus of a kitchen, and I would starve.
- Satiety comes of too frequent repetition and he who will not give himself leisure to be thirsty can never find the true pleasure of drinking
- I admire the assurance and confidence everyone has in himself, whereas there is hardly anything I am sure I know or that I dare give…
- Most men are rich in borrowed sufficiency: a man may very well say a good thing, give a good answer, cite a good sentence, without…
- There is no virtue which does not rejoice a well-descended nature; there is a kind of I know not what congratulation in well-doing, that gives…
- I give my opinion not as being good, but as being my own.
- Every one is well or ill at ease, according as he finds himself! not he whom the world believes, but he who believes himself to…
- Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
- 'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
- If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making…
- There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies…
- It needs good management to enjoy life. I enjoy it twice as much as others, for the measure of enjoyment depends on the greater or…
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