it is better to give than to receive
- it is better to give than to receive
The AV form is also used (see quot. 2001): ACTS xx. 35 It is more blessed to give, than to receive.
c 1390 GOWER Confessio Amantis v. 7725 Betre is to yive than to take.
c 1527 T. BERTHELET tr. Erasmus’ Sayings of Wise Men B2 It is better to gyue than to take, for he that takethe a gyfte of another is bonde to quyte [repay] it, so that his lyberte is gone.
1710 S. PALMER Proverbs 351 ’Tis better to Give than to Receive, but yet ’tis Madness to give so much Charity to Others, as to become the Subject of it our Selves.
1980 Times (Christmas Supplement) 15 Nov. p. i. There is no harm in reminding your relatives and friends that it is better to give than to receive.
2001 Washington Times 2 July B9 (Herb & Jamaal comic strip) ‘Herb, you know the old saying: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”’ ‘What, presents?’ ‘No, advice.’
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