Gift Quotes

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Anonymous

I make presents to the mother but think of the daughter.

Goethe

Give an inch he'll take an ell.

He gives twice who gives quickly.

Or what man is there of you whom if his son ask bread will he give him a stone?

Matthew

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

William Shakespeare

I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.

Virgil

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity When I give I give myself.

The items people own reveal something about the owners. Every quaint item that a person selects to surround themselves with has a basic quiddity, the essence, or inherent nature of things. As a people, we assign a value meaning not only to the things that we presently possess, but also to the items destined for one generation to hand down to the next generation.

Kilroy J. Oldster

We have to believe in us. We're the miracle of modern and changing times. Share your talents and gift, inspire others and be inspired

Beautiful gifts sometimes come adorned in ugly wrapping.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A smile is the most affordable way of giving someone an expensive gift.

Matshona Dhliwayo

With eye and hand and breath and will.

Ursula K Le Guin

Sometimes life is your opponent and just showing up is a victory.

True love is something, so very true and very rare to find. So, if you ever find such a thing. Treat it as if it were some treasure. Because, once you find such a thing and set free; it will not ever return. So, treat it as if its your most precious gift....

Jynnette L. Miller

We just have to live each new day as if it’s a precious gift. When I wake up in the morning I like to think that this day will be better than any day I’ve ever lived.

J.E.B. Spredemann

It is necessary for us to have an imperfect freedom so that we can give ... if we cannot give anything to God, we do not have a share in his Spirit, who by his very nature is Gift.

Wilfrid Stinissen

Fear is contagious. Fortunately, so is courage. Learning to become fearless will touch everyone around you, and best of all, you'll find it's a gift that keeps on giving.

Michelle Aguilar

Love is the most powerful gift we have to offer.

You have always given me more than I gave to you. You were the wings on which I soared.Lotte Lehmann

We all have been given a gift; if you have not sort it out yet, yours is stupidity.

Find your truth and make your existence real as you choose it. Your creation is your own greatest gift. (Neings of Light via Joules)

[A dog is] a bundle of pure love, gift-wrapped in fur.

[on his satisfaction as an artist] In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow on you. Film is always a question of compromises with respect to what you originally intended.

The best gift you can give today is the gift of LOVE!

Colishia S. Benjamin

Time is the most precious gift you can give to someone, because if you give someone your time. It's a part of your life that you will never get back.

The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.

Life is a gift and a challenge.

You are the gift that only you would have to give.

Silvia Hartmann

The world knows nothing of you. That is my gift to you. You are no one.

Mark Allen Smith

If you wake up today, it's on purpose, it's a gift.

Taken together, it’s almost a sure sign. The letters float off the page when you read, right? That’s because your mind is hardwired for ancient Greek. And the ADHD-you’re impulsive, can’t sit still in the classroom. That’s your battlefield reflexes. In a real fight, they’d keep you alive. As for the attention problems, that’s because you see too much, Percy, not too little. Your senses are better than a regular mortal’s.

Each day is God’s gift of a fresh unspoiled opportunity to live according to His priorities.

Elizabeth George

Any fool that had once helped you will someday make known to everyone that you were once a needy. No matter how broke you are, don't ever be quick to ask for help, let it be voluntary, and you must also learn to feign repudiation, no matter how valuable the offer.

Michael Bassey Johnson

There was a necklace inside. A thin silver chain with a small pendant, a silver pansy.

You are the best gift that I receive from God,and you are the Best reason to live in this world.I love you

Jervin Balmediano

Buy what you love. Love those who can't be bought. Take in all the day has to offer. Give it all away.

My existence is the only gift I have left to give, but it will have to do.

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Pain is a horribly wonderful gift.

Life is a gift and it is what you make it. Yet, it does have many twist and turns, many lows as well as high moments. Keep the fire of hope alive, even in the darkest of time.

The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.

o.henry

Helping others without any expectation and without gain is just as much a gift to yourself as it is to the person you give to.

Instead of buying something for you that you want I give you something that is mine, truly mine. A gift, a sign of respect for the person I have in front of me. Now you have a little piece of me with you which I gave you freely and spontaniously.

When you ignore your gift, you runaway from your purpose.

Every damn breath hurt like hell, but I kept Breathing too. I told myself it would be a privilege to breathe through pain like that for the rest of my life - just knowing each breath was a gift.

Rachel Van Dyken

The great greatest gift you can give him is the freedom to spread his wings.

Francine Rivers

How are you going to spend your day today? The key word being spend. Our time is one of the most precious gifts in our lives. Once today is over, that's it. Think about how you really want to spend your day. Tomorrow, today will be history. It's your life, your history. How do you want to write the history of your life today…?

James A. Murphy

You have to accept gifts occasionally, because there are some things you can’t give yourself

Michael Marshall Smith

A man has a very insecure tenure of a property which another can carry away with his eyes. A few months reduced me to the cruel necessity either of destroying my machine, or of giving it to the public. To destroy it, I could not think of; to give up that for which I had laboured so long, was cruel. I had no patent, nor the means of purchasing one. In preference to destroying, I gave it to the public.[On his inability to keep for himself a profitable income from his invention of the Spinning Mule.]

Samuel Crompton

And that reminds me of another memorable thing Linda once said to me: "There's so much strength in vulnerability. It's the ultimate gift you can give yourself because you allow yourself to open up; to invite someone in.

You are a gift. You are the only one of you on this planet and God made you specifically to deliver that gift to mankind. I request that you stop waiting to remember what you are here for and start sharing you gift with the world.

She’d never felt more alone, even as hundreds of people walked by. No one recognized her, and she began to treasure her anonymity as a gift.

Life is a gift. Regard it as such. Return the blessing through each life you touch. Every seed planted, springs forth new birth. Allow your bouquet to cover the earth.

Lorna Jackie Wilson

If stupidity were a gift, only a few would have it.

When someone tells you a piece of their life, they’re giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

Patrick Rothfuss

Don't give a gift with the expectation to get,but if you have a gift, always try to give.

Debasish Mridha

Glory is sacrifice, glory is exhaustion, glory is having nothing left to give.Almost.It is death by living.

When you care about someone and give them something special. Something that they treasire. That's a gift.

So many people are missing their way in life because they are afraid to sign the lease on their gift.

That’s the best thing about friendship. It is a gift that cannot be lost. Only thrown away.

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