Tom Daly Quotes

You can't beg from people what they're not willing to give you.

In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude.

The trouble is, most people are not so generous. Everybody wants love for themselves. I hear this all the time from the women I work with. I hear them say, "I want, I want." I never hear them saying what they want to give.

He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.

You cannot ensure the gratitude of others for a favour conferred upon them in the way which is most agreeable to yourself.

Gifts are not favors. If you expect something in return, it's not a gift.

Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining.

To whom much is given, much is expected. I do believe this. It's embedded in me.

I don't like people who are just takers.

You make more money if you're generous.

The gift of giving and paying it forward has always been traits I consider to be invaluable.

It's great for people to give out of the kindness of their hearts, but because we're in a consumerist society, it's also great to have the opportunity to give and get.

I don't need money, and when I do a favor, I expect nothing back.

The more you give to others, the more you get in return.

We are better pleased to see those on whom we confer benefits than those from whom we receive them.

Most people I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing in return and I do very well in the bargain.

There are people who are known to be very liberal, yet they never give without scolding or pride or even insolence.

To give is to receive.

I see that I must give what I most need.

Be very careful. Giving because we think we will get something back will not work. You must be 100 percent willing to give and never experience any return, or it will not work.

Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.

Give love, give help, give service, and give any little thing you can, but keep out barter.

Giving is the insured way of getting.

Good givers are great getters.

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