Giving Quotes - Page 167

Fight each round take it on the chin. And never never never ever give in.

It is always difficult to give oneself up; few persons anywhere ever succeed in doing so, and even fewer transcend the possessive stage to know love for what it actually is: a perpetual discovery, and immersion in the waters of reality, an unending re-creation.

Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for.

Gratitude is not a spiritual or moral dessert which we may take or push away according to the whims of the moment, and in either case without material consequences. Gratitude is the very bread and meat of spiritual and moral health, individually and collectively. What was the seed of disintegration that corrupted the heart of the ancient world beyond the point of divine remedy...? What was it but ingratitude?

I want to live, I want to give, I've been a miner for a heart of gold.

If there was anything I'd learned, it's that the man never chooses the woman. All he can do is give her an opportunity to choose him.

I have a large watch collection, and classic watches are especially important to me. I had a silver Rolex, and I actually gave it to my little brother. He wears it every day. He's an actor, so whenever he goes to an audition, he can look down, see it, and it gives him confidence. It was a great thing to pass on.

What is the ultimate purpose of life? It's to give.

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has a soul.

The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.

We all lose somebody we care about and want to find some comforting way of dealing with it, something that will give us a little closure, a little peace.

Evil spawns evil. The first experience of torture gives an understanding of the pleasure in tormenting others.

The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never! You're asked an unexpected question, you don't even flinch, it takes just a second to get yourself under control, you know just what you have to say to hide the truth, and you speak very convincingly, and nothing in your face twitches to give you away. But the truth, alas, has been disturbed by the question, and it rises up from the depths of your soul to flicker in your eyes and all is lost.

Every tour is different. We like to give people a piece of something.

Letting go isn't giving up. It's understanding that the best is yet to come.

Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.

You must know that I am, of all men who were ever born, the most inclined to love persons. Whenever I behold someone who possesses any talent or displays any dexterity of mind, who can do or say something more appropriately than the rest of the world, I am compelled to fall in love with him; and then I give myself up to him so entirely that I am no longer my own property, but wholly his.

The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.

I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

Nobody will give you freedom. You have to take it.

Children, pray for the good of everyone. We should pray to God to give a good mind even to those who harm us. One cannot sleep peacefully when there is a theif in the neighborhood. Likewise, when we pray for the well-being of others, it is we who gain peace and quietude. Children, the mantra 'Loka samasta sukhino bhavantu' should be chanted at least once daily.

If you want love and abundance in your life, give it away.

The ninos santos (Psilocybe mexicana) heal. They lower fevers, cure colds, and give freedom from toothaches. They pull the evil spirits out of the body or free the spirit of the sick.

Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named. And Naming is one of the impulses behind all art; to give a name to the cosmos, we see despite all the chaos.