Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

'Giving 2.0' was born of my desire to redefine and democratize philanthropy.

There's a little Christmas in all of us, I guess. Even in me.

Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.

Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can - a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement - we are training in letting go.

Give because you love to give - as the flower pours forth its perfume.

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess of that precious nourishing love from which flowers and children have their strength and which could help all human beings if they would take it without doubting.

There is nothing in your budget for joy. No books, no flowers, no music, not even a cold beer. And there is nothing in your budget to give away to someone else. We don’t help people who don’t have better values than you do.

When you understand spiritual law, then you realize that everything you give, good or bad, will in fact come back to you tenfold and that's just the way it is. You give someone flowers and the person you are ultimately giving to is yourself.

It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.

Wherever I go, and whoever I encounter, I will bring them a gift. The gift may be a compliment, a flower, or a prayer. Today, I will give something to everyone I come into contact with, and so I will begin the process of circulating joy, wealth and affluence in my life and in the lives of others.

Pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find.

People talk about love as if it were something you could give, like an armful of flowers.

Joy is the true gift of Christmas, and we can communicate this joy simply: with a smile, a kind gesture, a little help, forgiveness. And the joy we give will certainly come back to us.

To be truly wealthy, we must be able to give more than what we receive.

If you’ve given a dollar, you are part of the Marathon of Hope .

Let us proportion our alms to our ability, lest we provoke God to proportion His blessings to our alms.

It is with charity as with money--the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away.

I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen the perfume of the violet or the sweet simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature would no longer be enamelled with lovely hues. And so it is in the world of souls, Our lord's living garden.

This is for you,' he (the Alchemist) said, holding one of the parts (of gold) out to the monk. 'It's for your generosity to the pilgrims.' 'But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,' the monk responded. 'Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.

You'll never get what you really want. All you can do is give what you really want!

When we are unable to receive, we deny someone else the pleasure of giving.

All you have shall some day be given. Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors.

So long as we are receivers of mercy, we must be givers of thanks.

People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don't let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.

Beauty is that which attracts your soul, and that which loves to give and not to receive.