We must not only give what we have, we must give what we are.
Christmas means 'giving,' and the gift without the giver is bare. Give of yourselves; give of your substance; give of your heart and mind.
Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.
It is not what you get out of life that counts. It's what you give and what is given from the heart.
If you are not generous when it's difficult, you will not be generous when it's easy. Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet.
People do not give from the top of their purses but from the bottom of their hearts. If you desire to become a more generous person do not change your income. Change your heart.
Giving that is not motivated by love is worth nothing.
The only gift is a portion of thyself . . . the poet brings his poem; the shepherd his lamb. . . .
Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.
