Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Blessed are those generous without keeping score and thankful without forgetting.
- In plain terms
- Be generous without remembering favors and take without forgetting gifts.
- What can you take from it?
- Generosity and gratitude go together.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why remember favors?
- How to be generous?
Another view
Forgetting might lead to exploitation.
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