The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.
—Rod McKuen (1933–2015) American Poet, Singer, Composer
If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
—Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) American Cartoonist, Writer, Artist
Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.
—John Boyle O’Reilly (1844–90) Irish-American Journalist, Political Agitator
Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they have it when the next test comes.
—Carl Sandburg (1878–1967) American Biographer, Novelist, Socialist
One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it.
—Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American Poet
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
—Common Proverb
He gives twice who gives quickly.
—Joaquin Miller (1837–1913) American Poet, Journalist
Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.
—Marge Piercy (b.1936) American Poet, Novelist, Social Activist
May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!
—Unknown
To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.
—Max Beerbohm (1872–1956) British Essayist, Caricaturist, Novelist
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
—Tony Robbins (b.1960) American Self-Help Author, Entrepreneur
Music is God’s gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
—Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864) English Writer, Poet
Life, the gift of nature, Love, the gift of life, a Kiss, the gift of Love.
—Unknown
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
Beauty is the gift of God.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it is called the present.
—Alice Morse Earle (1851–1911) American Historian, Antiquarian
The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.
—Buddhist Teaching
Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Writer, Aviator
The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me, correspondent to my flowing unto him.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.
—Evelyn Waugh (1903–66) British Novelist, Essayist, Biographer
Not what we give, but what we share,—For the gift without the giver is bare.
—James Russell Lowell (1819–91) American Poet, Critic
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
—Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–94) Scottish Novelist
Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money.
—Unknown
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
—Jean Anouilh (1910–87) French Dramatist
To receive gifts is to lose freedom.
—Anonymous
Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.
—Unknown
Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.
—Marian Anderson (1897–1993) American Singer, Activist
It is said that gifts persuade even the gods.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
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