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It is will, and not the gift makes the giver.
The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
There is a gift that is almost a blow, and there is a kind word that is munificence; so much is there in the way of doing things.
Give what you have. To some one it may be better than you dare to think.
We should give as we should receive, cheerfully quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
To reveal its complacence by gifts, is one of the native dialects of love.
Serving God with out little, is the way to make it more; and we must never think that wasted with which God is honored, or men are blest.
Give according to your means, or God will make your means according to your giving.
A gift, its kind, its values, and appearance; the silence or the pomp that attends it; the style in which it reaches you, may decide the dignity or vulgarity of the giver.
Presents which our love for the donor has rendered precious are ever the most acceptable.
People do not care to give alms without some security for their money; and a wooden leg or a withered arm is a sort of draft upon heaven for those who choose to have their money placed to account there.
He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
Examples are few of men ruined by giving. Men are heroes in spending cravens in what they give.
When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.
When thou makest presents, let them be of such things as will as long; to the end they may be in some sort immortal, and may frequently refresh the memory of the receiver.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
It is a proof of boorishness to confer a favor with a bad grace. How little does a smile cost!
Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.
The secret of giving affectionately is great and rare; it requires address to do it well; otherwise we lose instead of deriving benefit from it.
Independence is of more values than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them.
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
Gifts are as the gold which adorns the temple; grace is like the temple that sanctifies the gold.
Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
He gives not best who gives most; but he gives most who gives best. If I cannot give bountifully, yet I will give freely, and what I want in my hand, I will supply by my heart.
Gifts weigh like mountains on a sensitive heart. To me they are oftener punishments than pleasures.
Lessing.
The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself.
Lavater.
There is a gift that is almost a blow, and there is a kind word that is munificence; so much is there in the way of doing things.
A Helps.
Give what you have. To some one it may be better than you dare to think.
Longfellow.
We should give as we should receive, cheerfully quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
Seneca.
To reveal its complacence by gifts, is one of the native dialects of love.
Mrs. Sigourney.
Serving God with out little, is the way to make it more; and we must never think that wasted with which God is honored, or men are blest.
Give according to your means, or God will make your means according to your giving.
John Hall.
A gift, its kind, its values, and appearance; the silence or the pomp that attends it; the style in which it reaches you, may decide the dignity or vulgarity of the giver.
Lavater.
Presents which our love for the donor has rendered precious are ever the most acceptable.
Ovid.
People do not care to give alms without some security for their money; and a wooden leg or a withered arm is a sort of draft upon heaven for those who choose to have their money placed to account there.
Mackenzie.
He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
Thomas a Kempis
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
George Eliot.
Examples are few of men ruined by giving. Men are heroes in spending cravens in what they give.
Bovee.
When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.
Herbert.
When thou makest presents, let them be of such things as will as long; to the end they may be in some sort immortal, and may frequently refresh the memory of the receiver.
Fuller.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
Balfour.
It is a proof of boorishness to confer a favor with a bad grace. How little does a smile cost!
Bruyere.
Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.
Pindar.
The secret of giving affectionately is great and rare; it requires address to do it well; otherwise we lose instead of deriving benefit from it.
Corneille.
Independence is of more values than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them.
Saadi.
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
Shakespeare.
The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
Luther.
Gifts are as the gold which adorns the temple; grace is like the temple that sanctifies the gold.
Burkitt.
Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.
Lavater.
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
Seneca.
He gives not best who gives most; but he gives most who gives best. If I cannot give bountifully, yet I will give freely, and what I want in my hand, I will supply by my heart.
Warwick.
Gifts weigh like mountains on a sensitive heart. To me they are oftener punishments than pleasures.
Mad. Fee.
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