Seth Godin Quotes

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; and to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.

Give [charity] without hope or expectation of any return. To give otherwise, indeed, would scarcely be to give at all, but rather a loan.

I give you something, but I don't want you to give me something tomorrow. When I give something, it's because I want to give it.

In generosity we are equally singular, acquiring our friends by conferring, not by receiving, favours.

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

Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone else—our time, our love, our resources. I have always found more joy in giving when I did not expect anything in return.

Christian hands never clasp and He doesn't give gifts for gain because a gift can never stop being a gift - it is always meant to be given.

I suppose "giving without expecting anything in return" isn't something new, but it always pushes your happy button when you do it or see it.

Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return-not even a thank you.

Giving with the intention of receiving really isn't giving, it's trading.

You must remember always to give, of everything you have. You must give foolishly even. You must be extravagant. You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. And the more you give, the more you will have to give.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.

What good being object of charity? Give away, ne'er turn to ask in return, Should there be the wealth treasured in thy heart.

The most compassionate form of giving is done with no thought or expectation of reward, and grounded in genuine concern for others.

Do not forget, some give little, and it is much for them, others give all, and it costs them no effort; who then has given most?

Give to another human being without the expectation of a return.

Never resist a generous impulse.

The book-keeping of benefits is simple: it is all expenditure; if any one returns it, that is clear gain; if he does not return it, it is not lost, I gave it for the sake of giving.