Lewis Howes Quotes

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

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

There's a love that I want to continue to offer people. And, I hope I can offer people that love through the art.

Our opportunities to do good are our talents.

If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach.

So I would hope they would develop some kind of habit that involves understanding that their life is so full they can afford to give in all kinds of ways to other people. I consider that to be baseline spirituality.

The most important thing in anyone's life is to be giving something. The quality I can give is fun and joy and happiness. This is my gift.

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

Life in abundance comes only through great love.

When you have so many things, and you have no idea why, you think, 'Maybe I'm supposed to do things for other people.'

The great happiness in life is not to donate but to serve.

Any time you make the transfer of 'I've created something, and I'm giving it to you, and I hope it makes you happy,' that's good.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

You can think you're living in the moment and you're thankful, but when somebody comes face to face with you and says, 'I just lost my child,' or 'I have months to live, and thank you...' I'm of course sad for them, but I'm thankful that I gave them a gift and they're giving me a gift.

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.

When we grow old, there can only be one regret - not to have given enough of ourselves.

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

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

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

It's only the giving that makes you what you are.

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.

Giving is a really big thing around Christmas, as well it should be. Christmas is about giving, and it all stems from the greatest gift the world has ever received - the gift of Jesus Christ.

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.