Dorothy Thompson Quotes

Sometimes you have to be selfish to be selfless.

Yes, there will be situations when you may need to be a little selfish, but it is better to find the right balance.

Teach all men to fish, but first teach all men to be fair. Take less, give more. Give more of yourself, take less from the world. Nobody owes you anything, you owe the world everything.

You should never take more than you give

If we take, we lose. If we give, we get. It cannot be otherwise.

It is a feature of human nature to give what we most wish to receive.

In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

Every time you get something, give something away.

You can't beg from people what they're not willing to give you.

I've always been a caretaker; I think a lot of women are. We take care of everybody else first, and very rarely do we think about ourselves.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

When you give of yourself, it's draining.

One can know nothing of giving aught that is worthy to give unless one also knows how to take.

You've got to give more than you take.

The hand that receives is always lower than the hand that gives.

We believe in satisfying our own needs but always considering others.

There's nothing worse than going out without contributing.

Most people are weak and frightened, and run from anything which could be upsetting. Most people, also, are takers and not givers.

To get something you must give something away. To hold something you must give something away. To love something you must give something away.

Generosity and gratitude are inseparably linked.

If you are giving back, you took too much.

What you give, you become.

Good givers are great getters.

Give, give, give, give… Ask.

When you are good to others, you are best to yourself.