The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give. Walt Whitman US poet (1819 - 1892) A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington US jazz bandleader, musician, & songwriter (1899 - 1974) I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. Galileo Galilei Italian astronomer & physicist (1564 - 1642) If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way. Buddha Indian philosopher & religious leader (563 BC - 483 BC) Giving is a necessity sometimes... more urgent, indeed, than having. Margaret Lee Runbeck The only gift is a portion of thyself. Ralph Waldo Emerson US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882) If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you," that would suffice. Meister Eckhart For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude. Clarence E. Hodges I have come to believe that giving and receiving are really the same. Giving and receiving - not giving and taking. Joyce Grenfell For what I have received, my the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. Storm Jameson |