Diane von Furstenberg Quotes

Our true acquisitions lie only in our charities - we gain only as we give.

Generosity is more charitable than wealth.

Give, but give until it hurts.

I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare.

You can give of your talent, you can give of your possessions, or you can give of yourself. For God's sake, give something.

Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.

Give generously. How much is generous? There's no one-size-fits-all answer. If you've never tithed, start there - then begin to stretch your generosity.

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.

People who give will never be poor.

I've always been generous and like giving to charities and people in need.

Find something that makes you want to give and give and give 'til it hurts.

Charity you can give even when you haven't got.

We only begin to realize the value of our possessions when we commence to do good to others with them. No earthly investment pays so large an interest as charity.

When paying charity, one should smile and be humble, allowing the hand of the indigent to be above the giver's hand.

You may have the gift of giving.

In charity there is no excess.

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

Charity is willingly given from the heart.

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.

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

Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.

The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most of us have a little excess of something that we can give.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

I do my bit for charity.

The hand that receives is always lower than the hand that gives.