Arthur Ashe Quotes

I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.

The great happiness in life is not to donate but to serve.

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

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?

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.

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

What you get is a living, what you give is a life.

If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless without contribution - I think then as a society we're in better shape. I hope people are inspired to be the best.

When you have so many things, and you have no idea why, you think, 'Maybe I'm supposed to do things for other people.'

To have a meaningful life, you have to be of service …

When all is said and done, I want to die exhausted and empty because I gave everything that was in me. I believe that's why we're all here: to give of ourselves to one another to help create a better world, because you can't take it with you.

The Secret of living is giving

This only is charity, to do all, all that we can.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

It gives me satisfaction to help people.

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.