Demand Quote by Thucydides

Given after refusal is more pleasing than refusal after given

— Hazrat Ali

Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request.

— Arthur Helps

To give in order to receive is not to give, but to beg.

— Vikrant Parsai

Let what you give come through you rather than from you. There is no lack this way. Be truly unconditional in what you give…

— Robert Holden

“When you GIVE under “compulsion” or “Grudgingly” you are giving under the LAW of giving and NOT the GRACE given for giving.”

— John Paul Warren

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

— Thomas Fuller

When we don't ask, we don't let others give. When we fear rejection, we don't let generosity arise.

— Bernie Glassman

To accept others, you must give first.

— Myself

Not to give up under any circumstances should be the motto of our life: I shall try again and again, and I am bound…

— Sri Chinmoy

Much better to refuse, than to promise but never really fulfilled.

— Innah Delos Angeles

I won't give up, but I will refuse.

— Naquitta Faith

“When a person requires something unattainable, such as total submission to an unreasonable demand, it is time to stop negotiating, because it’s clear the…

— Gavin de Becker