Bryant H. McGill Quotes

Have you known what it is to give your meal to another and to go without yourself? It gives a happiness that no dinner eaten by yourself can give. Have you known what it is to give your coat to another and do without it yourself? It gives a joy that the satisfaction of your own wants cannot give you.

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'm blessed to be a blessing to someone else.

We only have what we give.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

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

If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.

I'm from the bottom, I understand what it's like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people's shoes and go from there. So that's what I did.

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.

It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.

So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance.

For the most part, I feel really comfortable with what I've given to the people. I want to give it to them again.

The most important thing is you have to want to do something for somebody other than yourself.

Helping others is perhaps the greatest joy! You cannot have a perfect day without helping others with no thought of getting something in return.

I really believe when you give to other people, you give to yourself.

The Secret of living is giving

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.

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.

We often equate charity with visiting the sick, taking in casseroles to those in need, or sharing our excess with those who are less fortunate. But really, true charity is much, much more. Real charity is not something you give away; it is something that you acquire and make a part of yourself. And when the virtue of charity becomes implanted in your heart, you are never the same again.

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.

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

I think no human being can give more than this. Making life possible for the other, if only for a moment.