Quotes About Receiving
And what desert greater shall there be, than that which lies in the courage and the confidence, nay the charity, of receiving? ~Kahlil Gibran
It's really important to be able to receive love and receive compassion. It is as important as being able to give it. ~Pema Chodron
God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with. ~Billy Graham
Get in the habit of receiving the benefits of the things you do. ~ Elaine St. James
Human life runs its course in the metamorphosis between receiving and giving. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist. ~ Laurence Leamer
A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want. ~ Madonna
Truth comes as conqueror only to those who have lost the art of receiving it as a friend. ~ Rabindranath Tagore
Be thankful for the least gift, so shalt thou be meant to receive greater. ~ Thomas a Kempis
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy? ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist. ~ Laurence Leamer
Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be made full. ~John 16:24
For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. ~ Ivan Panin
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver. ~ Barbara De Angelis
If you wish for light, be ready to receive light. ~ Rumi
The reality of all life is interdependence. We need to compose our lives in such a way that we both give and receive, learning to do both with grace, seeing both as parts of a single pattern rather than as antithetical alternatives. ~ Mary Catherine Bateson
Go to your fields and your gardens, and you shall learn that it is the pleasure of the bee to gather honey of the flower,
But it is also the pleasure of the flower to yield its honey to the bee.
For to the bee a flower is a fountain of life,
And to the flower a bee is a messenger of love,
And to both, bee and flower, the giving and the receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.
~ Kahlil Gibran
A huge connection exists between your willingness to receive and what you actually get. ~ Amanda Owen