Geraldine Brooks Quotes

Not to share one’s goods with the poor is to rob them and to deprive them of life. It is not our goods that we possess, but theirs.

The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.

I share pretty much everything I have with those in need around me.

The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them.

The mystery of poverty is that by sharing in it, making ourselves poor in giving to others, we increase our knowledge of and belief in love.

There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people.

The greatest difficulty with the world is not its ability to produce, but the unwillingness to share.

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

Every time you get something, give something away.

Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away.

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

You have to be generous if you want to spend your time making someone else dinner. Even if you're charging, you're still giving.

You've got to give away what you love.

There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.

Anyone who has been as successful as I have should want to share those resources. Why not give some of it to charity?

It's about sharing. You just give what you have to give wherever you go, and you let God handle the rest.

Giving is true having.

Charity never lacks what is her own, all that she needs for her own security. Not alone does she have it, she abounds with it. She wants this abundance for herself that she may share it with all; and she reserves enough for herself so that she disappoints nobody. For charity is perfect only when full.

You give before you get.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.