James E. Faust Quotes

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves - our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.

I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands." "They're not empty now.

It is not what you get out of life that counts. It's what you give and what is given from the heart.

True giving happens when we give from our heart.

When giving comes directly from the heart, it can never disappoint or embarrass.

The intention behind our giving and receiving is the most important thing. When the act of giving is joyful, when it is unconditional and from the heart, then the energy behind the giving increases many times over. But if we give grudgingly, there is no energy behind that giving. If we feel we have lost something through the act of giving, then the gift is not truly given and will not cause increase.

To give of yourself is much more important than giving a gift you can buy.

Music is the only thing that will give and give and give and not take.

Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself.

The difference between charity and philanthropy is the distance of the soul... To be philanthropic is to give something, to be charitable is to give one's own heart.

The Christmas spirit - love - changes hearts and lives.

I feel it is a blessing, a duty, an honor, that we give the love that we have, and we share the lives that we have with our fullest heart.

The only real blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.

Our heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt.

Great gift-giving involves three things: you feel what the other feels; you give freely; and you count sacrifice a bargain… those gifts are truly great which are given simply for the joy they bring to another heart.

My father is a man with a great capacity for love and a huge heart, which has led him to be somewhat of a lothario, but at the same time, he's genuine. He's far more loving and kind than I could ever be. As selfish as he is, he is an extremely giving person. He's just 100 percent in every direction.

He gives only the worthless gold who gives from a sense of duty.

If you want to serve the universe, the obvious place to begin is right where you are. That's where I began. I looked at every situation I came into and wondered, 'What can I do to be of service in this situation?' Sometimes there was nothing I could do, but often there was - a helping hand, a word of cheer, a pleasant smile. Then, after I had given a lot, a most wonderful spiritual receiving began - giving me more to give.

If we just give God the little that we have, we can trust Him to make it go around.

It may well be a sign of the decadence of the Church and the failure of Christianity that gifts have to be coaxed out of people, and that often they will not give at all unless they get something for their money in the way of entertainment or of goods. Giving which is real giving has a certain recklessness in it.

To be wealthy, a rich nature is the first requisite and money but the second. To be of a quick and healthy blood, to share in all honorable curiosities, to be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good of others, to love with such generosity of heart that your love is still a dear possession in absence or unkindness-these are the gifts of fortune which money cannot buy, and without which money can buy nothing.