Maya Angelou Quotes

Giving is like a muscle. To be strong, you have to exercise it, and to grow as a person, giving is the exercise. You can't really enjoy anything without sharing it.

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.

My mother once said, "A beggar must always give to another beggar that's worse off than he is." That has always stuck with me.

However little of anything you have, you can always find someone who has less. Find that someone, and give to them from the abundance that is yours.

There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.

Give plenty of what is given to you, And listen to pity's call. Don't think the little you give is great, And the much you get is small.

When you discover the wonder of giving, you will wonder how you could have lived so long in any other way.

Christmas moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves & directs our thoughts to giving.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

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

If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.

I'm from the bottom, I understand what it's like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people's shoes and go from there. So that's what I did.

To be happy, make other people happy.

There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.

When you share your last crust of bread with a beggar, you mustn't behave as if you were throwing a bone to a dog. You must give humbly, and thank him for allowing you to have a part in his hunger.

I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.

Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another.

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 give to panhandlers on occasion, especially around the holidays, but have always been involved with charity, which was an important part of the way I was brought up. My siblings and I knew early on in life that we were incredibly fortunate and have never taken that for granted, so we recognize the importance of giving back.

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

When our cup runs over, we let others drink the drops that fall, but not a drop from within the rim, and call it charity; when the crumbs are swept from our table, we think it generous to let the dogs eat them; as if that were charity which permits others to have what we cannot keep.

Have you known what it is to give your meal to another and to go without yourself? It gives a happiness that no dinner eaten by yourself can give. Have you known what it is to give your coat to another and do without it yourself? It gives a joy that the satisfaction of your own wants cannot give you.