It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own that you are restoring to him. The Earth belongs to all. So you are paying back a debt and think you are making a gift to which you are not bound. Ambrose
O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, vain curiosity, lust for power and idle talk, but give to me, Thy servant, a spirit of soberness, humility, patience and love. Ephrem the Syrian
Things themselves do not remain, but their effects do. Therefore we should not be mean and calculating with what we have but give with a generous hand. Look at how much people give to players and dancers-why not give just as much to Christ? John Chrysostom
It is one word of advice that one needs to give to a wise man, and that word keeps multiplying in his mind. Nigerian Proverb
Give to him that has. Italian Proverb
What you give to others bears fruit for yourself. Senegalese Proverb