Give More Than You Take Quotes

• Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Life, Humility

  Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria

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• Smile more than you cry, Give more than you take, and Love more than you Hate.

  Drake

  Hate, Sunday, Giving

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• Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• It's more blessed to give than to receive - especially kittens.

  Bill Cosby

  Bible, Jesus, Blessed

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• In finding love, I think it's important to be patient. In being in a relationship, I think it's important to be honest, to communicate, to respect and trust, and to strive to give more than you take. As for heartbreak. . .there's no easy way out, but it's important to remember that even though everything feels awful now, it will get better, you will meet someone else, and in the meantime, you can continue to grow and learn and live life surrounded by people that love you.

  Kina Grannis

  Live Life, Love You, Thinking

  "Rising Star: Kina Grannis". Interview, www.seventeen.com. July 14, 2010.

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• You've got to give more than you take.

  Christopher Reeve

  Giving

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• I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Life, Yoga, Thinking

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• Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.

  Judd Apatow

  People, Giving, Trying

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• In finding love, I think it's important to be patient. In being in a relationship, I think it's important to be honest, to communicate, to respect and trust, and to strive to give more than you take.

  Kina Grannis

  Thinking, Giving, Finding Love

  "Rising Star: Kina Grannis". Cosmogirl Interview, www.seventeen.com. July 14, 2010.

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