If you lend something you may lose it, but not if you give it.
Green wood gives more smoke than heat.
The well that is most often used gives the purest water.
Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to fools.
Growing rice gives you more than poetry will.
He who gives alms to the poor faces heaven.
Give a grateful man more than he asks for.
Giving gifts to the rich is like pouring water into the sea.
A black cow also gives white milk.
To the grateful man give more than he asks.
Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give neither counsel or salt till you are asked for it.
It is prosperity that gives us friends, adversity that proves them.
There are no greater promisers than those who have nothing to give.
Men will give away their last shirt to become millionaires.
Parents can give everything but common sense.
He seems so frivolous and so careless, but he gives money to beggars, not frivolously or carelessly, but because he believes in giving money to beggars, and giving it to them “where they stand”. He says he knows perfectly well all the arguments a...
Some people are only “believers” because they want God to give them things; a thrill, money, spiritual gifts etc. but they never think twice about what THEY can give to God. They are Christian parasites, always wanting more, rather than Christian...
Don't forget to give Neville our love!' Ginny told James as she hugged him. 'Mum! I can't give a professor !' 'But you Neville-' James rolled his eyes. 'Outside, yeah, but at school he's Professor Longbottom, isn't he? I can't walk into Herbology and...
Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life...all of our life.
I asked her if she’d give me all her love, and she flatly said no. I got excited because while she said she wouldn’t give me all her love, she said nothing about not wanting to give me some of her love.
