Simone de Beauvoir Quotes

The wise man does not lay up treasure. The more he expends on others, the more he gains for himself. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

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

True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.

Sacrifice to me is something you do without expecting something in return.

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

If something's really selfless, then there's really no value in it for you... there's only value in it for the world.

Charity is without fear: having given all that it has, it has nothing left to lose.

Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings.

Generosity knows how to count, but refrains.

I'm very giving. Even if it's for nonsense, I'll give it to you.

Don't save something good for a later place. Don't hold back from your students, from the poor, don't try to keep anything for yourself 'cause it'll turn to ashes.

When you give, therefore, take to yourself no credit for generosity, unless you deny yourself something in order that you may give.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Those who give of themselves rarely regret it.

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

The joy of giving is indeed a pleasure, especially when you get rid of something you don't want.

The best way to do ourselves good is to be doing good to others; the best way to gather is to scatter.

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

The essential elements of giving are power and love - activity and affection - and the consciousness of the race testifies that in the high and appropriate exercise of these is a blessedness greater than any other.

To me, charity often is just about giving, because you're supposed to, or because it's what you've always done - or it's about giving until it hurts.