it is more blessed to give than to receive

it is more blessed to give than to receive

proverb It is more virtuous to give or yield something than to receive something. The phrase comes from the Bible's Acts of the Apostles. It is more blessed to give than to receive, so we're going to donate these dolls to people who are less fortunate. Right, honey? A: "Mom says it's more blessed to give than to receive." B: "Yeah, because she wants us to stop nagging her about things we want for Christmas!" A: "You gave all that money to charity?" B: "Eh, it's not a big deal. It is more blessed to give than to receive anyway."

See also: blessed, give, more, receive, to

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