“The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it’s in the being.”— Ram Dass, twitter.com
“There's an entire section in the bookshop called self-help. What we need is a section called help others.”— Simon Sinek, twitter.com
“When all has been said and done, old souls give more than take. If your partner is an old soul they will leave you feeling as though you are a better, smarter, wiser, more improved and wholer version of yourself than what you were before you met them.”— Aletheia Luna, lonerwolf.com
“Old souls are healers, and sometimes don’t know when to draw the line between what’s their responsibility to take on, and what’s not.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don’t lose yourself in the process of caring for others. Don’t overdo it as if you don’t need any care to give to yourself.”— Israelmore Ayivor, amazon.com
“Some people don’t understand why you do so much for others and why you care so much. They don’t get that it brings you immense pleasure to make other people smile.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you -- without you asking.”— Adriana Trigiani, amazon.com
“For the past 16 years I have put everything and everyone ahead of myself.”— Dan Fogelman, Rebecca, Mandy Moore, imdb.com
“You must be whole on your own in order to properly give to others.”— Mirtha Michelle Castro, amazon.com
“The strongest women are the loneliest because we give so much of ourselves to others and sometimes forget our own selves.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“You gave me What you did not have, and I gave you What I had to give—together, we made Something greater from the difference.”— Alberto Álvaro Ríos, narrativemagazine.com
“We give because someone gave to us. We give because nobody gave to us. We give because giving has changed us. We give because giving could have changed us.”— Alberto Álvaro Ríos, narrativemagazine.com
“Whenever there is a problem in your life, there is a problem with how you are thinking, reacting or responding. Whatever you feel you are not receiving is a direct reflection of what you are not giving.”— Brianna Wiest, amazon.com
“Be blessed. And just as you are transforming your own life, may you transform the lives of those around you. When they ask, do not forget to give. When they knock at your door, be sure to open it. When they lose something and come to you, do whatever you can to help them find what they have lost. Fi…”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“It seems to me that we all have a dream of our own, our own personal vision, our own individual way of giving, but for many reasons we are afraid to pursue it, or to even recognize and accept its existence. But to deny our vision is to sell our soul.”— Hubert Selby Jr., amazon.com
“He’s generous. Men who are inherently generous find joy in the act of giving. This type of attitude reflects in the way they handle themselves in the bedroom. They enjoy sex just as much as the next guy, but they will always make sure that a woman gets what she needs by the end of the night.”— Danielle Anne, lovepanky.com
“Until we can receive with an open heart, we're never really giving with an open heart. When we attach judgment to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgment to giving help.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com