Francis Quarles Quotes

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.

Of myself I must say this: I never was any greedy, scraping grasper, nor a strait fast-holding Prince, nor yet a waster. My heart was never set on any worldly goods. What you bestow on me, I will not hoard it up, but receive it to bestow on you again.

God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. If we fail to fulfill this divine duty and privilege we have missed the meaning of Christianity.

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?

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

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.

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

Being charitable provides a boost to your psyche that is tough to replicate in any other way. But note that although any charity will happily take your money, you can give in other ways and still reap the same happiness reward. Volunteering and donating your old or unused belongings have the same result.

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.

He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

It is unacceptable to be silent about American generosity.

It's just not our style to put our names on the philanthropy we've done. It's not in the Jewish tradition of tzedakah.

The gift of giving and paying it forward has always been traits I consider to be invaluable.

It doesn't take much to give back.

If you have money, and you help people, you don't talk about it. Just do it.

If people are going to give, they're going to give. And it doesn't matter if you give a dollar or five dollars or a hundred dollars or a million dollars; it's all according to your ability.

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

Let him who has given a favor be silent; let he who has received it tell it.

We love those people who give with humility, or who accept with ease.

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.

Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.

I have always been generous because I know that I have done well in life and I believe it is part of my duty to give back. So I am always been philanthropic.