“And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;”

“There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.”

“And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.”

“You often say,'I would give, but only to the deserving.'The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and his nights, is worthy of all else from you.And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream. ”

“You may give them your love but not your thoughts,For they have their own thoughts.You may house their bodies but not their souls,For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.For life goes not backwards nor tarries with yesterday.”

“Generosity is not in giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is in giving me that which you need more than I do.”

“You give but little when you give of your possessions.It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”