Og Mandino Quotes

Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

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.

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

It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

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.

When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.

If what I have to do is share a sandwich to lift someone's spirits, put a smile on their face - the worst thing that happens is I go broke!

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another.

There's no compassion like the penny.

I have this whole theory that whether it's in your personal life or in your business life, you have to establish a culture of generosity wherever you are.

I can't buy the happiness I see on people's faces when I give them a fifty dollar bill.

The best rule for philanthropy is to give until it hurts, as much as you can, because none of us can get through life all by ourselves.

Giving is the most self-satisfying thing you can ever do.

The only way to win happiness is to give it. The more we give, the more we have.

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.

Taking Five and Returning Four is not Giving

A disciple does not ask, "How much can I keep?" but, "How much more can I give?" Whenever we start to get comfortable with our level of giving, it's time to raise it again.

People do not give from the top of their purses but from the bottom of their hearts. If you desire to become a more generous person do not change your income. Change your heart.

Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.

Advice: It's more fun to give than to receive.

Charity should always be a constant.

Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding.

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