I was raised with the idea of maximum effort: as long as you could look in the mirror and say, 'I gave it everything I had,' it was OK. But if you gave it less, that would disgrace you.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.
We always think that everybody can do a little bit more, if not a lot more.
No hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.
The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.
To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.