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It’s time to get into the holiday spirit and the spirit of giving. With that in mind, here are some quotes:

“Try to give away what you want yourself.”
– Lois McMaster Bujold

“If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.”
– Norman Douglas

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill

“The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.”
– Charles Dudley Warner

“A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.”
– Eleanor Hamilton

“One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.”
– George Eliot

“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.”
– John Wesley

“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.”
– Kahlil Gibran

“Do give books, religious or otherwise, for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.”
– Lenore Hershey

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