You can help another by precept and example and, above all, by your being. You cannot give what you don't have and you don't have what you are not. You can only give what you are – and of that you can give limitlessly.

Help,” he said, “is giving part of yourself to somebody who comes to accept it willingly and needs it badly.

When I give, I give myself

What does one person give to another? He gives of himself, of the most precious he has, he gives of his life. This does not necessarily mean that he sacrifices his life for the other — but that he gives him of that which is alive in him; he gives him of his joy, of his interest, of his understanding, of his knowledge, of his humor, of his sadness — of all expressions and manifestations of that which is alive in him. In thus giving of his life, he enriches the other person, he enhances the other's sense of aliveness by enhancing his own sense of aliveness. He does not give in order to receive; giving is in itself exquisite joy. But in giving he cannot help bringing something to life in the other person, and this which is brought to life reflects back to him.

put yourself in a state where you can give to others,

Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.

Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.

Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.

You try to give away what you want yourself.

If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.
If you wish to know that you are safe, cause another to know that they are safe.
If you wish to better understand seemingly incomprehensible things, help another to better understand.
If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

One should improve upon the habit of giving to others what one desires for oneself.

You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

Know that to give to yourself is a part of giving.