“If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that—warm things, kind things, sweet things—help and comfort and laughter—and sometimes gay, kind laughter is the best help of all.”

“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”

“Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.”

“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.”

“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”

“Don’t JustDon’t just learn, experience.Don’t just read, absorb.Don’t just change, transform.Don’t just relate, advocate.Don’t just promise, prove.Don’t just criticize, encourage.Don’t just think, ponder.Don’t just take, give.Don’t just see, feel.Don’t just dream, do. Don’t just hear, listen.Don’t just talk, act.Don’t just tell, show.Don’t just exist, live.”

“Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.”

“Help others without any reason and give without the expectation of receiving anything in return.”

“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”

“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”