Elbert Hubbard on generosity
Elbert Hubbard115 quotes“Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.”
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Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard Impossible things are simply those which so far have never been done.
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Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard Academic education is the act of memorizing things read in books, and things told by college professors who got their education mostly by memorizing things read in books.
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Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard What others say of me matters little; what I myself say and do matters much.
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More on generosity
Whatever you give out in life is what you receive back in life.
Rhonda ByrneRhonda Byrne Every man lives by exchanging.
Adam SmithAdam Smith The more I help others to succeed, the more I succeed.
Ray KrocRay Kroc Love has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.
Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll I don’t want to lecture anybody, I would only say this to my fellow people would be to give, however small. Give what your pocket permits. I don’t think a person who is giving Rs 10, is giving less than me.
Rakesh JhunjhunwalaRakesh Jhunjhunwala Don’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.
Thomas CarlyleThomas Carlyle Love is giving everything and taking nothing.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSri Sri Ravi Shankar
