Marvin J. Ashton 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.

Charity opens the heart.

When you meet the needy your heart grows bigger

You haven't learned how to live until you've learned how to give.

Money is but one venue for generosity. Kindness is an even more valuable currency.

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

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.

Nothing can give you greater joy than doing something for another.

I learned that real happiness doesn’t come from getting but from giving.

Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.

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

When paying charity, one should smile and be humble, allowing the hand of the indigent to be above the giver's hand.

This only is charity, to do all, all that we can.

In charity there is no excess.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.

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

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.

You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.

The Secret of living is giving

Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.

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.

Charity isn't about pity, it is about love.

There are hearts to gladden... kind words to say... gifts to be given... deeds to be done.

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.

I believe in goodness, mercy and charity. I believe in casting bread upon the waters.