Biblical Stewardship Quotes

• I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

  Martin Luther

  Life, God, Christian

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• The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord.

  James L. Kraft

  God, Money, Generosity

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• I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.

  John D. Rockefeller

  Salary, Dollars, Able

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• No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Life, Leadership, Motivational Sports

  Calvin Coolidge (1920). “Law and Order”

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• He that gives all, though but little, gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but to the quality of the givers.

  Francis Quarles

  Generosity, Giving, Quality

  Francis Quarles (1856). “Enchiridion: Containing Institutions--divine: Contemplative, Practical; Moral: Ethical, Œconomical, Political”, p.71

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• I was once young and now I am old, but not once have I been witness to God's failure to supply my need when first I had given for the furtherance of His work. He has never failed in His promise, so I cannot fail in my service to Him.

  William Carey

  Generosity, Promise, Needs

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• Give naught, get same. Give much, get same.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Generosity, Giving, Stewardship

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• My take on tithing in America is that it's a middle-class way of robbing God. Tithing to the church and spending the rest on your family is not a Christian goal. It's a diversion. The real issue is: How shall we use God's trust fund-namely, all we have-for His glory? In a world with so much misery, what lifestyle should we call our people to live? What example are we setting?

  John Piper

  Christian, Real, Class

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• You haven't lived until you've died in California

  Mort Sahl

  Funny, Inspiration, California

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• Examples are few of men ruined by giving.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Men, Giving, Example

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• We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others.

  John Stott

  Generosity, Stewardship, Greater

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• [When I die] if I leave behind me ten pounds...you and all mankind [may] bear witness against me, that I have lived and died a thief and a robber.

  John Wesley

  Generosity, Thieves, May

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• Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Inspirational, Lying, Generosity

  "Of The Heart". "Characters", Book by Jean De La Bruyère, www.ourcivilisation.com. 1688.

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• If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

  Billy Graham

  Motivational, Money, Attitude

  Billy Graham (2010). “Unto the Hills: A Daily Devotional”, p.141, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

  Billy Graham

  Motivational, God, Religious

  Billy Graham (2013). “Quotes from Billy Graham: A Legacy of Faith”, p.21, B&H Publishing Group

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• Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.

  William Arthur Ward

  Responsibility, Generosity, Giving

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• You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Love, Funny, Women

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• You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

  John Bunyan

  Motivational, Success, Perseverance

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• No one has ever become poor by giving.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Morning, Kindness

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• Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Men, Eggs, Generosity

  Henry Ward Beecher (1897). “The Original Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons of Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn”

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• Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man's real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact index to a man's true character. All through Scripture there is an intimate correlation between the development of a man's character and how he handles his money.

  Richard Halverson

  Jesus, Real, Character

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• Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.

  Ignatius of Loyola

  Giving, Cost, Stewardship

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• I am convinced that the devil has caused the subject of giving to stir up resistance and resentment among God's people because he knows there are few ways of spiritual enrichment like the exercise of faithful stewardship.

  Stephen F Olford

  Spiritual, Exercise, People

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• Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

  Barbara Bush

  Memorable, Generosity, Giving

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• The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Life, Age, Duration

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