Do not ask me to be kind; just ask me to act as though I were.
—Jules Renard, 1898
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Every gift has a personality—that of its giver.
—Nuruddin Farah, 1992It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Acts of the Apostles, c. 80Too many people have decided to do without generosity in order to practice charity.
—Albert Camus, 1956I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
—Maya Angelou, 1993The deed is everything, the glory naught.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1832