Gift Quotes - Page 3

It was a small tortoise with Julia’s initials set in diamonds in the living shell, and this slightly obscene object, now slipping impotently on the polished boards, now striding across the card-table, now lumbering over a rug, now withdrawn at a touch, now stretching its neck and swaying its withered, antediluvian head, became a memorable part of the evening, one of those needlehooks of experience which catch the attention when larger matters are at stake.

Live Life. Fight for life. Every day is a gift. Don’t take it for granted.In memory of Carter Desmond McFillin.

Tony Curl

I have diligently disciplined my life to search out life’s gifts in the very places where society mistakenly says life stores its scraps. And I am constantly amazed that in the treasure trove that surrounds me, I stand in the company of so few.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

Sincere doubts, handled properly, can become a gift.

Craig Groeschel

We have errantly romanticized love as something we freely get verses something we sacrifice for in the giving.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

Maybe a holiday miracle will change Mearth’s awful behavior,” Mandy suggested with optimism.“The only holiday miracle around here is that Mearth hasn’t murdered us both yet,” said Alecto, lighting another cigarette, his hands shaking erratically. He looked exhausted and terrified, his gray eyes soulless.“Do you know what Mearth likes, Alecto?” Mandy questioned.“Vegetables, she likes celery a lot, and lettuce,” Alecto responded in a quiet monotone. “I don’t know what else she likes. I’ve never asked her.”“Well, she has to like something… doesn’t everyone?”“Not her, Mandy Valems.

Time' is actually the best gift, given to us by our Creator.

Norhafsah Hamid

If God give you strength and courage, don't use it to intimidate people or overpower them, rather use your gift to help others find their own way to strength.

Anthony Liccione

Be your own kind of brave.

Some days are better than others. The same can be said about people.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I made a gift for you, Good Proctor. I had to sit long hours in a chair, and passed the time with sewing." - Mary Warren

You have given me a gift such as I never even dreamt of finding in this life.

What does not come into man's imagination is called a "gift" because whatever passes through his imagination is in proportion to his aspiration and his worth. However, God's gift is in proportion to God's worth....no matter how much eyes have seen, ears heard, or minds conceived the gift you expect of Me, My gift is above and beyond all that.

Jalaluddin Rumi

I have this, this gift, I know that; and I know my obligation to it.

Ursula K Le Guin

The greatest gifts are those that say, “I know you”.

He created you with your special features because he was aware of your destination

Only in a state of solitude, when you willingly stay face to face with God, can He help you to open yourself, and show the impurities preventing you from moving forward and help you to identify your unique gift, life mission and destination

Answer the question “ what am I living for?” and become a master in this field, serve others with your gift, because you were created exactly with this goal

Go and venture! You should not give up after failures because this gift does not belong only to you

You are a unique individual with your own special features that you need to carry on your life mission

To have a mission is to find your own gift

So, each of us has a special gift and it takes time to discover it

Reveal your gift and make it perfect

You should not think on a small scale, you are a gift to the entire planet earth

Develop your gift to ensure that your invention will be put into practice

When you discover the gift inside you, you have to submit yourself to the gift and improve it

Discover your gift if you don’t want to live the life of an ordinary person

When you develop your gift, you will be well known

If you can dedicate yourself to asking questions to reveal your potential, you will discover your potentials and start to fulfil your mission

Your destination, your special gift, your personal qualities and your potential are interrelated

The gift was not large as money goes, and my need was not great, but the spirit of the gift is beyond price and leaves me blessed and in debt.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in itsvalue.

Charles Dudley Warner

The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.

Baltasar Gracián

I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing

Cormac McCarthy

Gift giving is a true art.1. You need to understand the person to whom you intend to give the gift.2. You need to know what they truly want.3. You must be able to give it to them.Anything less is a symptom of varying degrees, on your part, of ignorance, distance, or i

If love is the greatest gift of all-and I believe it is- then the greatest privilege of all is to be able to love someone.

Some men are so willing to know their future,but unwilling to face the fear of their own death.

Toba Beta

Gift ain't what you take by effort, as swag ain't what you worthy have.

Toba Beta

Falling in love is easy. Fools fall in love all the time. Staying in love is the test of time and the gift you give to one another daily….

James A. Murphy

It's so tempting to resist a little gift when you're expecting the otherwise.

Toba Beta

Link says if a girl says not to get her a birthday present that means get me a birthday present and make sure it’s jewelry.

I must indeed abide the Doom of Men whether I will or nill: the loss and the silence. But I say to you, King of the Numenoreans, not till now have I understood the tale of your people and their fall. As wicked fools I scorned them, but I pity them at last. For if this is indeed, as the Elves say, the gift of the One to Men, it is bitter to receive.

Today is a gift.Today is all I have.I be fully awake in today.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Our flesh is a gift of laughter.

He gave me a gift, a surprise. It was my first present in this place so far from home.

One of the greatest gifts of life is having a chance to live as long as there are people on earth.

Kenneth de Guzman

While real sacrifice is committed to the result, it relishes the effort

Craig D. Lounsbrough

The gift of a new day brings with it hope and potential. It is up to you to seize it. Do you recognize what an incredible gift it is to be alive for another day? Another entire day! How will you spend it? What will you do? More importantly, what will your attitude be? How will you spend this gift? I hope you will use it wisely, with gratitude and joy in your heart. Use it to spread love and kindness, use it to make a difference, use it with joy! Carpe diem!

I bought this the day before at a shopping mall. I didn't want to forget him. Maybe I didn't want him to forget me.

Everyone has a gift.It's up to you to decide what you do with it.

Anthony T.Hincks

Tucker: "But she gave me the perfect gift."Clara: "What?"Tucker: "You.

Even when you’d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free.

Jenny Valentine

Hermes's eyes twinkled. "Martha, may I have the first package, please?"Martha opened her mouth ... and kept opening it until it was as wide as my arm. She belched out a stainless steel canister-an old-fashioned lunch box thermos with a black plastic top. The sides of the thermos were enameled with red and yellow Ancient Greek scenes-a hero killing a lion; a hero lifting up Cerberus, the three-headed dog."That's Hercules," I said. "But how-""Never question a gift," Hermes chided. "This is a collector's item from Hercules Busts Heads. The first season.""Hercules Busts Heads?""Great show." Hermes sighed. "Back before Hephaestus-TV was all reality programming. Of course, the thermos would be worth much more if I had the whole lunch box-

Being gifted doesn’t mean you’ve been given something. It means, you have something to give.

Practice giving things away, not just things you don't care about, but things you do like. Remember, it is not the size of a gift, it is its quality and the amount of mental attachment you overcome that count. So don't bankrupt yourself on a momentary positive impulse, only to regret it later. Give thought to giving. Give small things, carefully, and observe the mental processes going along with the act of releasing the little thing you liked. (53)(Quote is actually Robert A F Thurman but Huston Smith, who only wrote the introduction to my edition, seems to be given full credit for this text.)

Gifts of the heart can't be claimed by anyone except the giver.

Nicholas Sparks

I am learning to appreciate the gift of the moment.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Your gift will unlock doors that you prayed for God to open.

Death reminds us that life is a temporary privilege, not an endless right.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

Sometimes you need to let people do things for you, accept the gifts they have to offer, graciously accept it. It is a gift, Bridget, not a debt to be repaid.

Catherine DePasquale

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