He who shares the meat is always left with the bone.
—Finnish Proverb
Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
—William Arthur Ward (1921–94) American Author
Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
—Norman MacEwen (1881–1953) British Military Leader
Marriage is not just spiritual communion and passionate embraces; marriage is also three meals a day, sharing the workload and remembering to carry out the trash.
—Joyce Brothers (1927–2013) American Psychologist, Advice Columnist
Shared sorrow is half sorrow
—Danish Proverb
Hell shared with a sage is better than paradise with a fool.
—Yiddish Proverb
Happiness is like a kiss… you must share it to enjoy it.
—Bernard Meltzer (1916–98) American Radio Personality
What we share with another ceases to be our own.
—Edgar Quinet (1803–75) French Historian, Poet
The real friend is he or she who can share all our sorrow and double our joys.
—B. C. Forbes (1880–1954) Scottish-born American Journalist, Publisher
That is what friendship means. Sharing the prejudice of experience.
—Charles Bukowski (1920–94) American Writer
Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its grieves and anxieties.
—Cicero (106BCE–43BCE) Roman Philosopher, Orator, Politician, Lawyer
There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
Share everything. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Put things back where you found them.
—Robert Fulghum (b.1937) American Unitarian Universalist Author, Essayist, Clergyman
Those who have much are often greedy, those who have little always share.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind
—Mason Cooley (1927–2002) American Aphorist
Do something for somebody, gladly, twill sweeten your every care; In sharing the sorrow of others Your own are less hard to bear. Do something for somebody always, whatever may be your creed. There’s nothing on earth can help you so much as a kindly deed.
—Unknown
A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
—Denis Waitley (b.1933) American Motivational Speaker, Author
There’s a great joy in my giving. It’s thrilling. It’s exhilarating. It’s important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.
—W. Clement Stone (1902–2002) American Self-help Guru, Entrepreneur
If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.
—W. Clement Stone (1902–2002) American Self-help Guru, Entrepreneur
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
—Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-born American Philosopher, Poet, Painter, Theologian, Sculptor
To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.
—M. Scott Peck (1936–2005) American Psychiatrist, Author
Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others.
—George Santayana (1863–1952) Spanish-American Poet, Philosopher
Unshared joy is an unlighted candle.
—Spanish Proverb
The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.
—Walter Benjamin
Precious gifts of friendship… knowing the heart of another, sharing one’s heart with another.
—Indian Proverb
Competition should not be for a share of the market-but to expand the market.
—W. Edwards Deming (1900–93) American Engineer, Statistician
Compassion is our way of sharing the pain of others.
—Unknown
Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.
—M. F. K. Fisher (1908–92) American Writer, Publisher
Women’s propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.
—Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1934–2002) American Journalist, Essayist, Memoirist, Travel Writer
A speech should not just be a sharing of information, but a sharing of yourself.
—Ralph Archbold (1942–2017) American Actor, Impersonator
Of no worldly good can the joy be perfect, unless it is shared by a friend.
—Latin Proverb
There is no greater happiness than that which comes from sharing; no greater joy than that which comes from loving, giving, and caring.
—Indian Proverb
Too many of us hear without heeding, read without responding, confess without changing, profess without practicing, worship without witnessing, and seek without sharing.
—William Arthur Ward (1921–94) American Author
He who divides gets the worst share.
—Spanish Proverb
If you share a man’s wealth, try to lessen his misfortune.
—Chinese Proverb
I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935) American Jurist, Author
An onion shared with a friend tastes like roast lamb.
—Egyptian Proverb
If you hold high office, the whole village will share your fame.
—Vietnamese Proverb
People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
—Dave Barry (b.1947) American Humorist, Columnist
When you dream alone, with your eyes shut, asleep, that dream is an illusion. But when we dream together, sharing the same dream, awake and with our eyes wide open, then that dream becomes reality!
—Unknown
Shared joy is double joy.
—Norwegian Proverb
For we must share, if we would keep, that blessing from above; ceasing to give, we cease to have; such is the law of love.
—Richard Chenevix Trench (1807–86) Irish Prelate, Philologist, Poet
A trouble shared is a trouble halved.
—Common Proverb