1. portion - Noun
2. portion - Verb
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole.
A part assigned; allotment; share; fate.
The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance.
To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute.
To endow with a portion or inheritance.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt 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
But we do now receive a certain portion of His Spirit, tending towards perfection, and preparing us for incorruption, being little by little accustomed to receive and bear God. Irenaeus
The only true gift is a portion of yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The portion that a man keeps for himself is usually not the smallest. African Congo Proverb
The one who does the dividing has the best portion. Sicilian Proverb
When one sets a portion for oneself, usually it is not too small. Ethiopian Proverb