Billy Graham Quotes

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.

When a man becomes a Christian, he becomes industrious, trustworthy and prosperous. Now, if that man, when he gets all he can and saves all he can, does not give all he can, I have more hope for Judas Iscariot than for that man!

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

Things themselves do not remain, but their effects do. Therefore we should not be mean and calculating with what we have but give with a generous hand. Look at how much people give to players and dancers-why not give just as much to Christ?

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

Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.

Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the poor be the trumpet of thy gift, lest in seeking applause, thou lose thy reward. Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand and a closed mouth.

To give is to receive.

The greater the giving, the greater the living.

Giving is like a muscle. To be strong, you have to exercise it, and to grow as a person, giving is the exercise. You can't really enjoy anything without sharing it.

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.

The world's favorite verb is 'get'. The verb of the Christian is 'give'

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.

Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand, and a closed mouth.

We receive all we venture to give. And one of the things I've learned over the years is that giving is everything, and taking is nothing.

The charitable say in effect, 'I seem to have more than I need and you seem to have less than you need. I would like to share my excess with you.' Fine, if my excess is tangible, money or goods, and fine if not, for I learned that to be charitable with gestures and words can bring enormous joy and repair injured feelings.

Giving is not at all interesting; but receiving is, there is no doubt about it, delightful.

Christmas moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves & directs our thoughts to giving.

When God blesses you financially, don't raise your STANDARD OF LIVING. raise your STANDARD OF GIVING.

It's best to give while your hand is still warm.

If you're in a position where you can help other people, there is nothing better in life than helping other people. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

Be generous! Give to those you love; give to those who love you; give to the fortunate; give to the unfortunate - yes, give especially to those to whom you don't want to give. You will receive abundance for your giving. The more you give, the more you will have!

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

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

To be a Christian is to be obligated to be charitable. This is true whether you are rich or poor, healthy or ill, old or young, male or female, oppressed or free, established or disestablished.