Henry B. Eyring Quotes

Giving is a miracle that can transform the heaviest of hearts. Two people, who moments before lived in separate worlds of private concerns, suddenly meet each other over a simple act of sharing. The world expands, a moment of goodness is created, and something new comes into being where before there was nothing... But true giving is not an economic exchange; it is a generative act. It does not subtract from what we have; it multiplies the effect we can have in the world.

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

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.

Everybody knows the Lord loveth a cheerful giver.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves - our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

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

One who has no love in his heart will try to possess everything for himself. One who has love in his heart is ready to sacrifice everything, including his own body, for the benefit of others.

When you meet the needy your heart grows bigger

Give people not only your care, but also your heart.

We can begin to open our hearts to others when we have no hope of getting anything back. We just do it for its own sake.

Love is giving and it has nothing to do with what you receive.

The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are.

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.

They should give until it hurts, maybe a very small thing, maybe just a packet of cigarettes, but instead of by smoking that one packet, maybe I share that packet with somebody who has not got even one cigarette, and that's the beginning of love, to give until it hurts.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can't help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That's what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.

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.

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?

I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.