Therese of Lisieux Quotes

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.

There's no compassion like the penny.

Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?

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.

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.

My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.

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

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

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.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: 'What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.'

For it is in giving that we receive.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

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.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

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.

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.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

Working on 'Big Give' was an opportunity that I felt compelled to do. It was my chance to share in showing people how they can give big in their own life, to send the message that giving goes way beyond the gift of money. We want to share that the best thing you can give is your time and understanding.

We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving.

Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

You don't have to be an angel, just be someone who can give.