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title: "10 Gift Heart Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Gift Heart quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Gift Heart sayings and thoughts."
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> [“The idea is, when a man receives a gift from another, his heart becomes impure, he becomes low, he loses his independence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/the-idea-is-when-a-man-receives-a-gift-from-another-his-heart-becomes/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

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> [When I feel the joy of receiving a gift my heart nudges me to join creation's ballet, the airy dance of giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-b-smedes/when-i-feel-the-joy-of-receiving-a-gift-my-heart-nudges-me-to-join/)

[Lewis B. Smedes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-b-smedes/)

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> [A gift without a heart behind it is a bribe. God asks for our heart, not our gifts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-chadwick/a-gift-without-a-heart-behind-it-is-a-bribe-god-asks-for-our-heart/)

[Samuel Chadwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-chadwick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/samuel-chadwick-12526_asks_a-gift-without-a-heart-behind-it-is-a-br_2443964.png)

> [A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isadora-james/a-sister-is-a-gift-to-the-heart-a-friend-to-the-spirit-a-golden-2/)

[Isadora James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isadora-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/isadora-james-244058_friendship_a-sister-is-a-gift-to-the-heart-a-friend_2942335.jpg)

> [Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paramahansa-yogananda/love-cannot-be-had-for-the-asking-it-comes-only-as-a-gift-from-the/)

[Paramahansa Yogananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paramahansa-yogananda/)

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> [A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-sister-is-a-gift-to-the-heart-a-friend-to-the-spirit-a-golden/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I know what I'm giving you isn't much, but this is important to me. Out of everyone in the whole wide world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-know-what-i-m-giving-you-isn-t-much-but-this-is-important-to-me-out/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/anonymous-1_prove-me-wrong_i-know-what-i-m-giving-you-isn-t-much-bu_1633861.jpg)

> [God's love gives in such a way that it flows from a Father's heart, the well-spring of all good. The heart of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/god-s-love-gives-in-such-a-way-that-it-flows-from-a-father-s-heart/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/martin-luther-106_dear_god-s-love-gives-in-such-a-way-that-it-f_2971098.jpg)

> [“He took the word in his pocket, and the gift in his heart. Then he closed the door. Christmas was starting. (Il…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-leusse/he-took-the-word-in-his-pocket-and-the-gift-in-his-heart-then-he/)

[Charles de Leusse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-leusse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/charles-de-leusse-41965_charlesdeleusse_he-took-the-word-in-his-pocket-and-the-g_2540835.jpg)

> [There was a girl and a boy. girl proposed the boy and boy agreed… girl always used to say that my heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-prince/there-was-a-girl-and-a-boy-girl-proposed-the-boy-and-boy-agreed-girl/)

[Julie Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-prince/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/569/julie-prince-40807_marriage_there-was-a-girl-and-a-boy-girl-proposed_423980.jpg)

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