Jonathan Haidt Quotes

You should never take more than you give

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

Every time you get something, give something away.

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

You give before you get.

It is the nature of men to be bound by the benefits they confer as much as by those they receive.

One good turn deserves another.

When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

There's nothing worse than going out without contributing.

I have to give back. For me, it would be a failure if I could not give back.

A word of wisdom to you, akribos, you need to learn to accept gifts. (Catera) There’s no such thing as a gift. If I were to take that from you, sooner or later you would ask a favor from me in return. Nothing in life is ever truly given without expectation. (Acheron)

To move forward you have to give back.

I think if you've been given something in life you have a moral duty to give things back.

People fail to understand that unless they are themselves willing to give, they will never receive.

If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.

A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

Those of us who are blessed, we owe it to our fellow citizens and folks who we are around to do something special for them.

When people do things for you, it's because they want to - because you, in some way, give them something meaningful that makes them want to please you, not because anyone owes you anything.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it's the cycle of giving and getting.

You've got to give something back. You can't just sit there.

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

But there will come a time and a place to give back, and each individual will recognize that time and place.

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