Just for something a little different, today we thought we’d share some of the wonderful and motivating quotes we have come across over the years which are all to do with giving and generosity.

When you are making a thank you speech or presenting at the AGM or board meeting, one of these might be just what you need.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Winston Churchill

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”

St. Francis of Assisi

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

Mahatma Gandhi

“When you give yourself, you receive more than you give. ”

Antoine De Saint-Exupery

“To receive everything, one must open one’s hands and give. ”

Taisen Deshimaru

“Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.”

J. Paul Getty

“Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another. ”

Erma Bombeck

“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. ”

Dr. Loretta Scott

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.”

Edmund Burke

And finally, for the person who thinks that they can make no difference, there is this gem.

“I am only one. But still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.  And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

Edward Everett Hale

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