29 Quotes About Give-and-take

Give and take is the way of the world. But when you give something with compassion and take something with gratitude, you are away from the world and nearer to the supreme power.

Being emotionally undercut by some friends, can feel like a physical uppercut to the chin, when deep down you just weren't ready for it, again.

Give and take.Oil and water. Yes, it is that simple!

We don't give to get, we get to give

If I have attached anything to sacrifice other than loss, I have at some level assumed a pay-off. And if I’ve assumed a pay-off, I’m only assuming a sacrifice.

I knew what it felt like to have no say in who you were as a sexual being. It didn’t just strip away your dignity. It stripped away everything you were: your identity, your self-respect, your pleasure. Because it was all about the pleasure of the other person take, take, taking whatever they wanted from you, even if it was uncomfortable, or caused you pain. Even if you died from it, the other person still wouldn’t care, because it was all about them.

If you don't know that friendship implies give and take, then you're not worthy to be called my friend.

Life is a state of give and take.

Instead of asking life to give you, ask what you can offer to life. Be an act of kindness, and life will reward you with abundance.